温家宝总理近来一直和人们演算“13亿的乘除法”。他说:“人多,不发达,这是中国的两大国情。中国有13亿人口,不管多么小的问题,只要乘以13亿,那就成为很大很大的问题;不管多么可观的财力、物力,只要除以13亿,那就成为很低很低的人均水平。这是中国领导人任何时候都必须牢牢记住的。” Premier Wen Jiabao has been calculating “a multiplication and division of 1.3 billion” with people recently. He said: “There are many people and underdevelopment. This is China’s two major national conditions. China has a population of 1.3 billion. No matter how small the problem is, if it is multiplied by 1.3 billion, it will become a very big problem; no matter how impressive As long as the financial and material resources are divided by 1.3 billion, it will become a very low and very low per capita level. This is something that the Chinese leaders must keep in mind at all times.”