Faced with a complex situation where the external environment is in various states of turmoil, and new and old problems intertwine at home, General Secretary Xi Jinping has focused on key strategic tasks for economic and social development during the period of the 15th Five-Year Plan. He has made a series of important decisions and deployments, steadily promoting high-quality development, concentrating efforts on his own work to ensure that the 15th Five-Year Plan gets off to a good start.
In the first half of this year, China's GDP reached 69.6 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.7% year-on-year, which is the largest increase for the same period in nearly five years. Excellent performance in economic work in the second half of 2026 is crucial to achieving the annual goals and tasks of economic and social development. On July 30th, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held a meeting to plan economic work for the second half of 2026.
At the meeting, it was emphasized that "it is necessary to promote sustainable, high-quality, and good development of the economy," and a series of important deployments were planned, which will provide important and clear guidance for local governments and departments to strengthen confidence, directly address difficulties, and strive for a good start to the 15th Five-Year Plan. At the conference celebrating the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping called on the entire party to "strengthen confidence and continue efforts." By the middle of this century, China will fully build a modern socialist country and achieve the second centenary goal.
As General Secretary Xi Jinping said, China is moving forward on a new path of comprehensively building a modern socialist country. We must work together to embark on a new Long March, create a brighter future, and constantly fulfill the people's aspirations for a better life.
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