In Pictures: Wen Jiabao's past decade as Premier

Then-newly elected Premier Wen Jiabao meets the press at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 18, 2003. (Xinhua File Photo)

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visits You'an Hospital in Beijing to express gratitude and appreciation for medical workers involved in treating severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) patients on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) Central Committee

Wen Jiabao visits low-income families on Chinese New Year's eve in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province on January 20, 2004. (Xinhua File Photo)