Visiting Chinese PM Speaks No Tongue-in-Check!

Desi was at the Furong Main Pasar in regular pow-wow with a motley crowd of polytikus/es -- yeah mainly anti-establishment, but consists happily of one of two from MCA and a few naked neutralists who'd bend with the wind, westwards or Eastwards. I was reading RM1.20 copy of The Star when I sighted a familiar face by now -- I only had a glimpse of 8.00PM Mandarin news at 8TV last night with his closing remarks -- on page N2.

The headline says it succinctly!

I think his advice directed at a young university audience has greAt relevance for our Malaysians in general, especially those who call themselves full/fooltime politicians who often forget their salaries as "Wakil Rakyat" are PAID BY THE PEOPLE/Rakyat via the income taxes they faithfully pay!

From The Star Online:

Thursday April 28, 2011
Aim for big accomplishments, Chinese Premier tells students
By MAZWIN NIK ANIS and NG CHENG YEE
newsdesk@thestar.com.my

PETALING JAYA: Premier Wen Jiabao kicked off his official visit to Malaysia with a dialogue with Universiti Malaya students, advising them to aim for big accomplishments rather than big titles.

No matter what job they undertake, they must serve the people well because when they do good for the people, they would always be remembered, he said.

“No matter how senior the position, he will eventually be rejected by the people if he does not serve their interest.

“I will always stay with my people. I will devote myself to develop my country and the happiness of my people.
Warm welcome: Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao (second from right) inspecting the guard of honour upon arrival along with Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifa Aman at the VIP terminal of the KL International Airport Wednesday. -AFP

“That is my honest advice to you and encouragement to myself,” he told the audience, who responded with thunderous applause.

Wen spoke of how he switched from being a geologist to a politician, saying that he had worked in the mountainous Gobi Desert in northwest China for 14 years.

“At that time, I did not think about being a political leader or the Chinese premier,” he said, adding that the opportunity for him came from China's reform and opening up of programmes.

“I had the opportunity to move from the mountainous area to a senior leadership post in the government,” he said.

He said he was recounting his personal experience as he wanted young students to aim for big accomplishments and “not big titles”.

Wen is here on a two-day visit to reciprocate Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's visit to China in 2009.

Also present at the dialogue session were Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Khaled Nordin, Minister-in-Attendance Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon and university vice-chancellor Prof Dr Ghauth Jasmon.

Wen also stressed on science and technology in national development, which he described as the key to bring about changes to the economy and society.

Wen said a Malay Studies Centre would be set up at the Beijing Foreign Studies University in a move to enhance educational co-operation between Malaysia and China.

Wen said he liked spending time and talking to young people to learn about their feelings and aspirations.

Bernama reports that Wen is accompanied by a 118-member delegation, including four ministers.

This is his second visit to Malaysia after attending the first East Asia Summit and the ninth Asean-China Summit and Asean Plus Three Summit in 2005.

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DESIDERATA: Those highlighted portions (italics THUS by Desi) are worthy of Rumination by our leaders, especially those inclined towards getting their names onto the annual lists for Datukship/sheep?. Yeah, some of you holding such prefixes before thy Mom-gifted proud family name may dismiss Desi as "sour grapes" -- "you can't even get a PJK from a state governor/sultan!"

PJK -- wat's that? Pingat Jasa Kerbau-ke?