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initiative (oh) and Wen Jiabao (sh)


initiative (oh)



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1 ?decisions?
2 ?plan?
3 ?control?
4 ?law?
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?DECISIONS?
[U] the ability to make decisions and take action without waiting for someone to tell you what to do
::I wish my son would show more initiative .
::Don't keep asking me for advice. Use your initiative .
::Lt. Carlos was not obeying orders. He acted on his own initiative (=he was not told what to do) .
?PLAN?
[C] an important new plan or process to achieve a particular aim or to solve a particular problem
::a government initiative to help exporters
::an Education initiative
initiative for
::a new initiative for peace in the Middle East
?CONTROL?
the initiative
if you have or take the initiative, you are in a position to control a situation and decide what to do next
::Why don't you take the initiative and ask him out?
::Politicians need to seize the initiative from the terrorists.
::The government must not lose the initiative in the fight against terrorism.
?LAW?
[C] law a process by which ordinary citizens can officially suggest a change in the law by signing a petition

Wen Jiabao (sh)




born Sept. 1942, Tianjin, China

Premier of China (from 2003).

While studying at the Beijing Institute of Geology, Wen joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In 1985 he was named deputy director of the General Office of the CCP Central Committee and the following year became director. While at the General Office, Wen also served as chief of staff to several General secretaries of the CCP, including Zhao Ziyang. The two men faced criticism after visiting Beijing's Tiananmen Square during a series of pro-democracy demonstrations and being photographed talking with protestors. Although Zhao was placed under house arrest, Wen escaped any lasting political damage. In 1993 he became a full member of the Secretariat of the CCP Central Committee and four years later a member of the Political Bureau. In 1998 he was appointed one of China's four vice-premiers. Aided by his experience in shaping agricultural policy, Wen succeeded Zhu Rongji as premier in 2003.