March 3, 2023

As the curtain of China's annual two sessions, a key event in the country's political calendar, is about to unveil, China is also ushering in a "new and more vibrant" development period for years to come. This year's two sessions, convened after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), and China's optimization of COVID response after three years of fight against the pandemic, offer a glimpse of the country's road forward, the policies the central government will unveil to guarantee rapid and healthy social and economic development, how the gist of report of the 20th CPC National Congress will be implemented, and how the country will strengthen itself in order to weather the impact of an international atmosphere that is "more complicated than ever."

After China shook off the shadow of COVID-19 and achieved a major and decisive victory in its COVID response, huge potential will be unleashed in the year ahead. Experts predict that the Chinese economy will roar back with a GDP growth target likely set at above 5 percent and that the country will contribute more than 30 percent to global economic growth, further consolidating China's role as a world economic stabilizer.

During a press conference on Friday, Guo Weimin, spokesperson for the first session of the 14th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, said that the first session of the 14th National Committee of the CPPCC, China's top political advisory body, is scheduled to open at 3 pm Saturday and close on March 11, lasting seven and a half days.

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