Li Qiang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, called on Sunday for concrete efforts to push for better performance of the Chinese economy, with an emphasis on stabilizing growth, employment and prices.
Li made the remark while taking part in a deliberation on the Government Work Report with his fellow deputies from Yunnan province at the first session of the 14th National People's Congress, the nation's top legislature.
He said that proper measures to prevent and control COVID-19 must be continued after optimization of response measures, and urged efforts to expand domestic demand, advance scientific and technological innovation and accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system.
Efforts should be made to ensure and improve people's well-being, promote employment of young people, particularly university graduates, and consolidate the achievements in poverty alleviation, Li said.
He underlined the need to deepen reform and opening-up, and build a market-oriented and world-class business environment governed by a sound legal framework.
Li called on Yunnan province to make new progress in promoting ethnic unity and ecological conservation, and in building a hub connecting China with South Asia and Southeast Asia.
Members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee Zhao Leji, Wang Huning and Li Xi, as well as Vice-Premier Han Zheng, also participated in the deliberations on the Government Work Report with their fellow NPC deputies on Sunday afternoon.
