新华社英文推出关于李克强人物特稿

File photo taken on April 28, 2012 shows Li Keqiang delivers a speech at Moscow State University in Moscow, capital of Russia. (Xinhua)

　　深圳特区报：记中共中央政治局常委李克强

　　新华社北京12月23日电 从中国农村最基层到中国著名高校北京大学，到共青团中央；从主政全国人口最多的农业大省河南到"共和国长子"工业大省辽宁，到进入中共中央最高领导层，一路走来，李克强的统筹、决策能力不断提升，积累了丰富的从政阅历和理政经验。在公众面前，他自信、睿智、谈吐博雅却掷地有声；而在熟悉他的人眼中，他平实、亲切，紧要关头能雷厉风行、勇于担当。从法学学士到经济学博士，10年燕园的浸润，使他形成强烈的家国情怀，也滋养了他深厚的人文底蕴和开阔的国际视野。或许与他早年最基层从政的经历有关，体恤民间疾苦始终是李克强的思想底色，无论走上哪个岗位，"万事民为先"一直是他坚定践行的执政理念。　　11月15日，在京举行的中共十八届一中全会上，李克强再次当选为中共中央政治局常委。六天后，李克强在全国综合配套改革试点工作座谈会上指出，"要让人民过上更加美好的生活，必须通过改革开放"，"改革是中国发展最大的红利"，"改革过程中，要更加注重权利公平、机会公平、规则公平"，"推进改革要善于运用法治思维和法治方式"，"改革如逆水行舟，不进则退"，"我们身上责任重大，必须往前走，必须勇于试，这是我们的责任所系。不干可能不犯错误，但要承担历史责任"，向社会明确传递改革决心。

　　随后，李克强在多个会议场合"打破沙锅式"的追问，引发广泛关注。这种长期形成的注重解决问题的务实会风，拒绝官员"照本宣科"，鼓励自由发言，让与会者既有压力，更感兴奋。他仔细听取艾滋病防治民间人士的真切诉求，鼓励"多谈问题"，并推迟官方会议，为"草根"会议"让路"。

　　新华社英文12月23日晚推出“中共高层新阵容”系列人物特稿。以下为介绍李克强同志的长篇特写：

　　BEIJING, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- His toughness in advancing complex reforms, as well as his social warmth and scholarly temperament have made him a major figure in China's political arena.

　　Calling reform "the biggest dividend for China," Vice Premier Li Keqiang has used different occasions to facilitate reforms since being re-elected in mid-November as a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.

　　"Reform is like rowing upstream. Failing to advance means falling back," he said at a symposium on advancing comprehensive reforms.

　　"Those who refuse to reform may not make mistakes, but they will be blamed for not assuming their historical responsibility," he said.

　　China's new wave of reform has begun with curbing bureaucracy in meetings. When presiding over meetings, Li forbids officials to read prepared speeches, encourages them to take the floor freely and asks incisive and persistent questions to get to the bottom of matters.

　　In a meeting on China's HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, he encouraged representatives from nongovernmental organizations to talk more about their problems, even though this delayed his appointment with other officials.

　　Li has also emphasized that only reform can improve Chinese people's living standards and that future reforms must ensure equal rights and opportunities for the people and ensure that everybody adheres to the rules.

　　From secretary of a village CPC branch to member of the CPC's highest leading body, Li, 57, has continuously maintained a down-to-earth work style and the principle of putting people first.

　　His curriculum vitae reflects his rich governance experience. Li served as secretary of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) committee of Peking University. He was a member of the Secretariat of the CYLC Central Committee and the Party chief of Henan and Liaoning provinces.

　　Confident, smart and eloquent in public, Li is frank, amiable, resolute and responsible at work, according to his acquaintances.

　　After 10 years of study at Peking University, Li earned a bachelor's degree in law and master's and doctorate degrees in economics. He has excelled in China's officialdom due to his academic accomplishments and international perspective.

　　Li first joined the highest leading body of the CPC five years ago at the first Plenary Session of the 17th CPC Central Committee. A few months later, he became China's youngest vice premier in nearly 20 years.