Wen Jiabao Held A Press Conference On The Scene Of Wenzhou Motor Vehicle Accident (Memoir)

Xinhua news agency, July, 28, Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in the "7. 23" Ningbo Wenzhou line, a major railway accident scene, and held a press conference at the scene.

The following is a record.

Wen Jiabao: Friends of the press, today I come to the scene of your special railway accident, offering wreath to the victims, expressing their deep condolences.

Wen Jiabao: I went to the hospital just now to see the wounded, including the in-patient.

Meeting with the families of the victims.

At the moment, my heart is also grieved. I would like to take this opportunity to meet with the reporters and tell you what I said in my heart.

Wen Jiabao: let's not forget this accident. Don't forget the person who died in this accident.

It makes us more aware that development and construction are for the sake of the people, and the most important is the safety of human life. It also enables us to realize that the greatest responsibility of a government is to protect human life.

As prime minister, I express my boundless yearning for those killed in the accident.

It is very distressing for such a big accident.

Some reporters ask me, usually in a disaster, you are always the first time to come to the scene, this time sixth days.

I want to tell you honestly that I was sick and I was in bed for eleven days. Today, the doctor reluctantly allowed me to travel.

Xinhua News Agency: Hello, Premier Wen. I am a reporter from Xinhua.

After the "7.23" Ningbo Wenzhou Railway, a major railway traffic accident happened, the public paid great attention to the technical safety, railway dispatching and on-site rescue.

What is the progress of the accident at present? What is the State Council's further consideration of identifying the cause of the accident, summarizing the lessons learned from the accident, and investigating the responsible persons?

Wen Jiabao: after the accident, the society and the masses have many doubts about the cause of the accident and the disposal of the accident.

I think we should listen carefully to the opinions of the masses, take them seriously and give the masses a responsible account.

I will now answer the question you mentioned just now about how to deal with the accident investigation.

After the accident, the State Council immediately set up an accident investigation team, which is an independent group. It includes the safety supervision department, including the supervision department, and the procuratorial department. The team will draw a conclusion that it is realistic and able to stand the test of history through on-site investigation, technical sampling, scientific analysis and expert argumentation.

Moreover, in accordance with the laws and regulations of the state, we must seriously investigate directly responsible persons and leaders' responsibilities.

The accident investigation work has begun. We require the whole process of accident investigation and treatment to be open and pparent, and accept the supervision of the society and the masses.

CNN reporter: Hello, I am a reporter from CNN.

What I want to ask is the problem related to the government after the accident. Just now, you mentioned in your speech that there is public dissatisfaction and criticism about the handling of this accident.

I understand that China is rushing to export high-speed rail technology to other countries, including the United States.

What I want to ask is what concrete measures the Chinese government and you will take to enable the international community to regain confidence in China's high-speed rail, so as to show that China's high-speed rail technology is very advanced and safe.

Wen Jiabao: Thank you for asking.

The credibility of the export of China's high-speed rail technology and the export of other high-tech products is not in words, but should be in practice.

For high-speed rail, it should be considered from its design, equipment, technology, construction and management. In this case, the safety of high-speed rail is lost and the credibility of high-speed rail is lost.

In recent years, the high-speed rail industry has made great progress, but this accident reminds us that we should pay more attention to the safety of high-speed rail construction, and realize the unification of speed, quality, efficiency and safety, and put safety first.

I believe that the relevant departments will conscientiously learn from the lessons of this accident and improve their work in many ways, especially by breaking through key technologies and strengthening management so as to make China's high-speed rail truly safe and secure in the world.

Reuters: what is the impact of this high-speed rail accident on railway construction? Thank you.

Wen Jiabao: in fact, railway construction, like all other construction businesses, has a clear requirement in 12th Five-Year. This is to highlight structural adjustment and pformation of development mode.

Speaking of railway construction, this accident makes us pay more attention to the safety of railway, especially the safety of high-speed railway.

The layout of the entire railway should consider the relationship between the high-speed railway and the entire railway network, and also consider the relationship between the railway, the highway and the water pport and aviation.

Or this principle, we must achieve scientific planning, rational layout, orderly development, not the sooner the better, but the speed and quality, efficiency and safety of organic integration, put safety first.

Thank you.

Hongkong commercial radio reporter: Excuse me, premier, do you think this accident is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster?

Wen Jiabao: as I have just said, we are conducting a serious investigation.

CCTV reporter: Prime Minister, my problem is that the place we are standing here is still a mess a few days ago. But now we can see that there is almost no sign of the accident. Many people question whether the site handling of the accident is too hasty. Just now, you mentioned pparency and pparency. How can our government be timely, open and pparent after the big accident? Thank you.

Wen Jiabao: after the accident, President Hu Jintao immediately instructed to rescue the people in the first place. I got the news and immediately called the head of the Ministry of railways. He could confirm that I only said two words, that is, saving lives.

When I received the family members of the victims just now, they also mentioned similar problems. I think the biggest principle of accident disposal is to save people, do everything possible to save people, or the old saying, if there is a glimmer of hope, we must try our best.

If the relevant departments of railway departments do this, we should give the masses a practical answer.

The second principle of disposal is to check safety, which requires forensics, investigation and analysis.

At the same time, we must check the track and roadbed, which are all very important.

Wen Jiabao: of course, there is also a problem of rehabilitation. For example, the family members of dozens of victims must be humanized.

I told them, I said that everyone has parents, husbands, wives, children, everyone has relatives, and their loved ones have lost their lives, how much money can not be bought back.

Therefore, we must love and give them reasonable and reasonable compensation. The purpose is also to let the dead rest in peace and comfort the living, including the disposal of the remains.

Some people think that it is only a property issue. I think it is not just that it is actually a memory of the loved ones to the dead. Why do we ask the departments concerned to seriously clean up their belongings, that is, to be responsible to the people.

As for the openness and pparency you mentioned, this is very important.

Whether the accident can be handled well depends on whether the masses can get the truth.

Therefore, the process should be timely and accurate to release information to the masses.

Wen Jiabao: it should be noted that over the past 30 years since reform and opening up, China's development, including science and technology, has made great progress.

We know that a country must truly rely on science and technology to improve the quality of the whole nation if it is to be truly prosperous and powerful.

If we stand here today to sum up the lesson of this accident and place our thoughts on the people who died in this accident, it is our people and our entire nation to uplift our spirit, unite and study harder and work harder, especially in the field of science and technology. We must have our own invention, our own brand, our intellectual property rights and internationally competitive products. This is not to say that we can do it in a word. We need to vigorously develop the cause of science and technology, break through the key technologies, and make our technology and equipment safer, more reliable and competitive.

I am confident in the future of China, whether in development and construction, or in science and technology and education, and to continue to work hard to achieve this goal.

Wenzhou Daily

Wen Jiabao: I should thank the people of Wenzhou. I did praise the people of Wenzhou on many occasions, including abroad, for they have a sense of reform and opening up and innovation, and have the spirit of entrepreneurship.

But when the disaster happened, the people of Wenzhou showed the other side to the world. That is the spirit of great love.

They consciously organized rescue teams to participate in relief work, and thousands of people took the initiative to donate blood to the blood donation station.

They also provided good medical facilities for their families and injured people, and patiently and painstaking work.

I came to Wenzhou today. I really don't have time to look around here. But I thank the people here, thank you!

Wen Jiabao: Thank you, reporters. It's very hot. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Thank you!