Lingshuang is proud of the snow and plum blooming, and she is fighting with heaven and earth for spring.
2023 is the first year for the full implementation of the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and the first year for economic recovery after the three-year transition of new crown epidemic prevention and control. This year, China's economy has once again become the biggest engine of global economic growth amid continued pressure, showing strong resilience to resist short-term fluctuations and win long-term development. At the end of the year, some international institutions raised their forecasts for China's economic growth in a timely manner.
Looking back on the way we came, we can see strength in the struggle;Looking to the future, we firmly believe that China's economy will usher in a brighter future.
1) The prospect comes from the reality, and the future begins today.
The bright future of China's economy depends to a large extent on the solid foundation that has been accumulated.
Since the founding of New China, especially in the 45 years since the beginning of reform and opening up, China has established a complete industrial system, and the factors of production such as labor, capital, and infrastructure have abundant reserves and high quality; the socialist market economic system established in the course of reform and opening up can effectively mobilize and organize these factors, and the scientific and technological level that has made great strides forward has promoted the continuous improvement of economic quality, thus laying a solid foundation for sustained economic growth.
The bright prospects of China's economy are firmly supported by a series of strategic favorable conditions.
First, the CPC's century-long struggle has always practiced its original mission, united and led the Chinese people to open up the correct path to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and showed unprecedented bright prospects. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the most advanced economic thought has become the fundamental principle to lead the high-quality development of China's economy, and the greatest certainty and guarantee for overcoming all difficulties and obstacles and coping with all uncertainties in the process of economic development. Second, the socialist system with Chinese characteristics has significant advantages. The socialist system with Chinese characteristics carries the value advantage of putting the people first, the political advantage of the Party's centralized and unified leadership, the organizational advantage of the whole country, and the rule of law advantage of comprehensively governing the country according to law, which is the fundamental guarantee for resisting risks and challenges and creating a bright future. Third, a long-term and stable social environment. A long-term and stable social environment is crucial to boost the confidence of all parties, attract foreign investment, promote innovation and entrepreneurship, improve the efficiency of resource allocation, and enhance the ability of governance, providing strong support for economic development. Fourth, the spiritual strength of self-confidence and self-improvement. The outstanding innovation of the Chinese civilization has fundamentally determined the Chinese nation's enterprising spirit of upholding the old and respecting the past and not going back to the past, and the distinctive character of the Chinese nation that is not afraid of new challenges, has the courage to accept new things, and is industrious and brave, providing us with the foundation of self-confidence and the source of strength.
2) Prejudice is nonsense, and facts speak louder than words.
In recent years, in some leading fields, "the theory of China's economic crisis", "the theory of China's economic hard landing", "the theory of China's economic peak", "the theory of China's economic collapse" and so on have been flooded from time to time.
But the fact is that China's economy is showing great resilience and dynamism.
China's economic development has made great contributions to the world. "Today's China is a China that is closely connected to the world. "China has become the largest country in terms of goods, the largest foreign exchange reserves, the world's leading country in attracting foreign capital and foreign investment, and the main stabilizer and power source of world economic growth. China has contributed more than 30% to world economic growth for many years. Steven Barnett, the chief representative of the International Monetary Organization in China, said: "China will contribute about 1 3 momentum to global economic growth in 2023. Over the past 10 years since the Belt and Road Initiative was proposed, China has signed joint construction documents with more than 150 countries and more than 30 international organizations, and carried out thousands of practical cooperation projects, benefiting partners and hundreds of millions of ordinary people, and expanding new practices for improving the global governance system.
China's economic development continues to maintain a strong momentum. Looking at the speed, from 2020 to 2022 after the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, China's GDP grew at an average annual rate of 45%, much higher than the world economy by about 18% average annual growth rate;A number of international institutions predict that China's economic growth rate will exceed 5% in 2023. In the past decade, China has become one of the countries with the fastest reduction in energy intensity in the worldAt the same time, China has successfully entered the ranks of innovative countries. As Russian political observer Dmitry Koselev put it, today analysts are no longer talking about the "aggregate" (quantity) of the Chinese economy, but about its technological superiority (the new quality of development).
The results of economic development should be tested by the people's livelihood. Since entering the new era, China has adhered to the principle that development is for the people, development depends on the people, and the fruits of development are shared by the people. Salvador Moncada, the Honduran ambassador to China, who arrived in China in September 2023, said that he has visited China many times since the 80s and witnessed great changes in China, the most impressive of which is the improvement of the living standards of the Chinese people.
Recently, Robert Kuhn, chairman of the Kuhn Association, said in an interview, "Looking back on 2023, what I see is how China has boosted its economy in the face of a complex situation", and "China has found ways to boost its economy in the short term under the premise of benefiting rather than sacrificing long-term economic benefits." China's economic development has demonstrated resilience by not only coping with immediate difficulties, but also better coordinating the current and long-term development.
3) Always have a heart of adversity and seek long-term things.
The first economic work conference held a few days ago pointed out that some difficulties and challenges need to be overcome to further promote the economic rebound, mainly due to insufficient effective demand, overcapacity in some industries, weak social expectations, and still many hidden risks.
In the face of difficulties and challenges, the most important thing is to maintain strategic focus and strengthen confidence in development.
** General Secretary's earnest message: "When will there be no difficulties?".One by one, every year, every year, every year, the Chinese nation has been like this for more than 5,000 years. The key to climbing over hurdles is to boost confidence. ”
Since the beginning of the new era, China's economic development has faced complex and severe risks, challenges and arduous tasks, but it has delivered a dazzling report card year after year. The major regional strategies have been implemented in depth, the driving role of the three major power source engines of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Yangtze River Delta and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has been strengthened, the key role of important functional areas such as the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the Yellow River Basin has been further exerted, and the policy system supporting the development of the western region, the revitalization of the northeast, the rise of the central region and the development of the eastern region has been continuously improved, and the comparative advantages of various regions have been further developed. In the overall situation of national reform and development, Shenzhen has accelerated the construction of an economic center city with more global influence and a modern international metropolis, accelerated the construction of a modern industrial system, and continuously cultivated the formation of new quality productivity, which has become a vivid case of high-quality development.
We have the best reason to be confident. China has the institutional advantages of the socialist market economy, the demand advantage of the super-large-scale market, the supply advantage of the complete industrial system, the talent advantage of a large number of high-quality workers and entrepreneurs, and the economic development has a strong endogenous driving force, resilience and potential. All this has given us strong confidence and abundant confidence to "not be afraid of clouds and clouds" and "not move like a mountain in the wind and rain".
There is an opportunity in the crisis, and progress is sought in the difficulty. The extreme pressure and unilateral sanctions imposed by some Western countries on Chinese enterprises are an opportunity for us to reflect on the shortcomings of our own economic structure and make up for our shortcomings. In the process of in-depth implementation of the strategy of coordinated regional development, the difficulty of coordinated governance is the direction of our reform. Accelerating the construction of a new development pattern provides greater opportunities and space for building a new system of a higher-level open economy.
Work hard and do not slack off. The bright prospects of China's economy are dry. We must accurately identify the time and situation, crisis and opportunity, pros and cons, and "do it as soon as we see it, and do more if we can." By injecting surging new momentum into China's economy, all walks of life can continue to push China's economic giant forward in overcoming risks and challenges. As long as we strengthen our confidence, rise to the occasion, increase our strength while immersing ourselves in hard work, tap our potential in reform and innovation, open up a new situation in the course of positive progress, and make every effort to overcome all kinds of difficulties and challenges on the way forward, we will certainly be able to create a brighter future for China's economy.