A: It is true that we have set our forecast of economic growth rate at 7 percent. This figure was arrived at after we gave careful consideration to all the factors, including the slowdown in world economic growth.

• 朱镕基：今年国民经济增长的预测目标为7%25，是经过我们周密考虑的，考虑了各方面的不利因素，包括世界经济增长速度减缓等因素提出的。