At a meeting with non-Party members, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized the need to ‘comprehensively implement the new development philosophy accurately and thoroughly, accelerate the building of a new development pattern.’ This is a crucial moment as China strives for success in the ’14th Five-Year Plan’ and plans for the ’15th Five-Year Plan.’ On July 30th, Xi Jinping presided over a meeting of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee to analyze the current economic situation and deploy economic work for the second half of the year. ‘Major economic indicators have shown good performance, new quality productive forces are actively developing, reform and opening-up continue to deepen, and risks in key areas are effectively prevented and resolved. The protection of people’s livelihoods has been further strengthened, showcasing China’s strong vitality and resilience in the economy.’
