China Economic Annual Conference: China's major economic indicators perform better than expected.

Today, at the 2025-2026 China Economic Annual Conference held at the China International Economic Exchange Center, Han Wenxiu, Deputy Director in charge of daily work at the Central Finance Office and Director of the Central Agricultural Office, stated that this year is an important year in the process of China's modernization and is a very extraordinary year. The main expected goals of economic and social development for the whole year will be achieved smoothly, and the "14th Five-Year Plan" is about to be successfully concluded. Han Wenxiu introduced that over the past year, China's economy has continued to move forward under pressure, towards new and better development, demonstrating strong resilience and vitality. The main economic indicators have performed better than expected, and many institutions predict that the economy will grow by around 5% for the whole year, with China still being the largest engine of global economic growth. The overall employment situation is stable, foreign trade is growing rapidly, exports are diversifying effectively, and the construction of a modern industrial system is accelerating. New productive forces are steadily developing, with research and application in areas such as artificial intelligence, biomedicine, and robotics leading globally. Reform and opening up are taking new steps forward. The construction of a unified national large market is advancing, comprehensive rectification of insular competition is ongoing, and the supply and demand relationships and price trends in industries such as photovoltaics are showing positive changes. The capital market is active, domestic and foreign investors' confidence is strengthening, and independent and orderly opening up is progressing. The image of a secure, stable, confident, and inclusive China is being presented to the world.