Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) chats on-line with netizens at two state news portals in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 27, 2010. The two major portals, namely www.gov.cn of the central government, and www.xinhuanet.com of Xinhua News Agency, jointly interviewed Premier Wen on Saturday with chosen questions raised by netizens. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Saturday he was confident in China's economic development in 2010, although it was "the most complicated year" for the country's economy.

China's massive stimulus plan proved effective

China's massive stimulus plan has been proved to be effective and China's economy has bottomed out and witnessed a sound recovery, said Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during an online chat with Netizens Saturday.

Fair distribution of social wealth stressed

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao compared a fair distribution of social wealth to the government's social conscience in an on-line chat with Netizens Saturday.

Wen said, "It must be unfair when a society's wealth is in hands of a few people, and in that case, the society must be unstable."

He said it is the government responsibility to "make the cake of social wealth as big as possible" and the government conscience to "distribute the cake in a fair way."

China still faces serious employment pressure

China is still facing serious challenges in employment, though labor shortage has been found in booming cities in China's coastal areas recently, said Premier Wen Jiabao on Saturday during an online chat with netizens.

University graduates encouraged to start own businesses

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Saturday the government encourages university graduates to start their own businesses, as the country is facing serious challenges in employment.

He made the remarks during an online chat with netizens.

Wen said the government can usually create job opportunities for 9 million people a year. However, more than 6 million people graduate from universities annually and need jobs.

Statistics show that the number of Chinese university graduates will reach an all-time high of 6.3 million this year, posing a grave challenge for the country's employment.

"It is a very important task for us to create job opportunities for them," Wen said.

He said the government has called on university graduates to work in relatively underdeveloped central and western regions, border regions and rural areas.

"We particularly hope they can start their own businesses, and we have stipulated many favorable policies in this regard," he said, citing a series of favorable loans.

"The government has always attached great importance to the employment of university students," he added.