Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji recently urged the whole country to leave no stone unturned in its work to guarantee sound economic growth while the world economy is undergoing an obvious slow-down.

He asked the certain departments to create more market demand by increasing both investment and consumption, to encourage more exports, to further clean up the market and ensure fair competition of market players.

The premier also urged the departments to go further in improving performances of various state-owned enterprises, to hasten the improvement of the social security system, and to promote a sustained, fast and healthy development of the national economy.