ANalyzing Documents

1. "China's annual GDP (gross domestic product, or economic output) growth has averaged more than 8 percent in the past 25 years, and in 2003, its GDP grew by a record-breaking 9.1 percent....Noting these economic achievements as well as the complete success of China's first manned space flight in 2003, Premier Wen Jiabao in his annual address to the NPC (National People's Congress) in March 2004 pointed to a national strength that has reached new heights...."

Question

1. The author of This Document is best described as a

A. harsh critic of China's economic inequality.

B. strong supporter of China's economic policies.

C. shrewd observer of China's social system.

D. half-hearted supporter of the socialist market economy.