China's Premier Wen Holds Annual News Conference

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao held his news conference Friday in Beijing, where he discussed such issues as the country's growing economy and regional concerns. Mr. Wen said corruption in China is worsening, and must be addressed by reducing the concentration of power among high-ranking officials.

On regional issues, Mr. Wen said he wants his visit to Japan in April to help warm relations between the two countries. He said that if Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's trip to China last October was an "ice-breaking" visit, then he hopes his trip to Japan will be "ice-thawing".

中国国务院总理温家宝星期五在北京举行记者会，讨论了像中国不断增长的经济以及区域性问题等议题。温家宝说，中国的腐败现象越来越严重，必须通过减少高层官员权力的过份集中来解决。

在区域性问题上，温家宝表示，他希望4月对日本的访问有助于缓和中日两国关系。温家宝表示，如果说日本首相安倍晋三去年10月对中国的访问是“破冰之旅”，那么他希望他对日本的访问能成为“融冰之旅”。