At the press conference sponsored by the State Council Information Office on February 27, 2006, Zhou Ji, minister of education, briefed the press on China's education development in the 10th Five-Year Plan and the proposals on education for the 11th Five-Year Guidelines. He also answered questions from the press.

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Speech by Zhou Ji, Minister of Education

I. Major educational achievements during the 10th Five-Year Plan

During the 10th Five-Year Plan, under the leadership of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, the educational sector in China continues to adopt Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thoughts of Three Represents as the guidance and to set up and implements a rational philosophy of development. We have consolidated achievements, deepened reforms, improved quality and pursued sustainable development. New progresses were scored for the nation's education reform and development, making new contributions to the nation's modernization process and socio-economic development. >>>more 

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