Xi, we will reach 2020 targets

(ANSA) - BEIJING, FEBRUARY 18 - The battle against the coronavirus epidemic is now at a crucial moment and China wants to fight to reduce its impact with prevention and control. In a telephone call he had today with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, President Xi Jinping said that Beijing's economy has "strong resistance, ample margins for internal demand and solid industrial foundations". Hence, China "has confidence and ability to hit the 2020" goals on economic and social development, such as the victory "in building a moderately prosperous society", eliminating poverty.