Overseas experts positive on China's policies for better life

BEIJING, March 10 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government's moves to improve people's living standards have been well received by overseas experts and media.

The policies were outlined in Premier Wen Jiabao's government work report at the annual session the National People's Congress that opened last week.

Overseas attention was largely focused on income distribution, health care, education and social security, issues that were expounded in Wen's report.

Ernest Hongtu Wu, from Canadian Vancouver Coastal Health, told Xinhua healthcare was about serving people and the best way to do that was to take care of details.

The Chinese government "has made significant efforts and progress in being more conscious about people's welfare and dignity, particularly in events like the Sichuan earthquake," he said.

Hongtu said healthcare should definitely be more "people oriented" and provide detailed, thoughtful, and customized service to patients and the larger population.

"The healthcare system is an indicator of social equity, and social equity is a goal all governments are trying to achieve," he said.

"Most probably, China will build a healthcare system with Chinese characteristics, which, ideally, takes into account both equity and efficiency," he said.