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Chinese Premier Calls for Stronger Efforts to Combat Drought
Beijing, June 5 (KCNA) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao called for stronger efforts to combat drought at a seminar in Wuhan, capital city of central Hubei Province, on Saturday for drought relief work in 5 provinces in the Yangtze River basin.

He said that conducting effective drought relief work is critical for the stable development of food and agriculture as well as steadily boosting rural incomes.

The drought relief work is important for the country to maintain stable and rapid economic growth, he added.

He urged the drought-hit provinces and related authorities to overcome the adverse impacts of the drought and to take a scientific approach to cope with the disaster.

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