He remarked that "the socialist system will continue in China for the next 100 years", although later, in a press conference at the 2007 National People's Congress, he stated that "democracy is one of the basic goals of the socialist system".
温は「中国では今後100年、社会主義制度が続くでしょう」と述べた にもかかわらず、のちに第十回全国人民代表大会2007 National People's Congressにて「民主主義は、社会主義制度の基本的な狙いの1つです」と述べた。