Xi Jinping: We must resolutely do a good job in our own affairs, resolutely expand high-level opening up to the outside world, take multiple measures to stabilize employment, stabilize enterprises, stabilize the market, stabilize expectations, and effectively stabilize the economic fundamentals.

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30/04/2025
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xi Jinping presided over and delivered an important speech at a symposium on the economic and social development during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period in some provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities in Shanghai on the morning of the 30th. Xi Jinping pointed out that in planning the economic and social development during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, it is necessary to have a forward-looking understanding of the impact of changes in the international situation on our country, and to adjust and optimize the economic layout in a timely and appropriate manner. It is necessary to resolutely do our own things well, resolutely expand high-level opening up, take multiple measures to stabilize employment, stabilize enterprises, stabilize markets, and stabilize expectations, effectively stabilize the economic fundamentals, accelerate the construction of a new development pattern, and comprehensively promote high-quality development. It is necessary to pay more attention to coordinating development and security, consider internal and external risks and challenges comprehensively, improve the national security system, enhance security maintenance capabilities, promote high-quality development and high-level security benign interaction through efficient governance, and ensure new development patterns with a new security framework.