Beijing-Sana
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang affirmed that his country accomplished major goals and tasks in economic and social development during the past year, which laid a solid foundation for this year, and that it will maintain the path of opening up on a larger scale.
"No matter how the international environment may change, China will maintain the path of opening up more broadly, and if there is any change, it will be this," Li Ke said at a press conference after the conclusion of the Fifth Session of the 13th National People's Congress Change is beneficial to increasing China’s openness to international exchanges, trade and investment, and anything that helps expand openness at a high level we will work for.”
"China's economy is deeply integrated with the world, imports and exports of goods contribute more than a third of China's GDP, and the country has been the world's second largest import market for ten consecutive years and the largest trader of commodities over the past five years," he said.
The Chinese premier noted that the economy is facing new downward pressures and challenges this year, and in order to achieve the growth target, China needs relevant supportive fiscal policies.
Chinese official data revealed last January that the Chinese economy achieved stable growth in 2021 despite challenges, including the return of the spread of the Corona epidemic and the complex external environment. Last year, China's GDP rose by 8.1 percent on an annual basis to 114.37 trillion yuan, which is The equivalent of about 18 trillion US dollars last year and that this growth rate was much higher than the government's target of above six percent.
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