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Understanding the Bright Underpinning of the Chinese Economy – Studying and Applying the *Study Q&A on Xi Jinping’s Economic Thought*

李玉举、连欣:读懂中国经济的光明底色——学好用好《习近平经济思想学习问答》

· · Research Highlights · Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Economy · Economic Daily (24 March 2026) · 12 min read

Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, in the face of a complex and severe domestic and international environment, the great ship of the Chinese economy has braved winds and waves and forged ahead courageously. In the course of magnificent economic construction practice, Xi Jinping’s economic thought has been formed and developed, providing scientific theoretical guidance for promoting China’s high-quality development. As the latest achievement in adapting Marxist political economy to the Chinese context and the needs of the times, Xi Jinping’s economic thought profoundly reveals the inner logic of the bright prospects of the Chinese economy. Recently, the *Study Q&A on Xi Jinping’s Economic Thought* (hereinafter referred to as the *Q&A*) was published and distributed. It is divided into 14 sections and 50 questions, providing in-depth, comprehensive, and precise answers in a question-and-answer format to a series of hot and difficult issues in China’s economic development. It is an important auxiliary reading material for Party members, cadres, and the masses to thoroughly study and implement Xi Jinping’s economic thought. Studying and applying the *Q&A* well, and understanding the bright underpinning of the Chinese economy, is of great significance for unifying thinking, building consensus, and opening up new prospects for the development of the cause.

党的十八大以来,面对复杂严峻的国内外环境,中国经济巨轮劈波斩浪、勇毅前行,在波澜壮阔的经济建设实践中形成和发展了习近平经济思想,为推动我国经济高质量发展提供了科学的理论指导。作为马克思主义政治经济学中国化时代化的最新成果,习近平经济思想深刻揭示了中国经济光明前景的内在逻辑。近日,《习近平经济思想学习问答》(以下简称《问答》)出版发行,共分14个板块、50个问题,以问答体形式对我国经济发展的一系列热点难点问题作出深入全面精准回答,是广大党员、干部、群众深入学习贯彻习近平经济思想的重要辅助读物。学好用好《问答》,读懂中国经济的光明底色,对统一思想、凝聚共识、开创事业发展新局面具有重要意义。

Understanding the Greatest Advantage of Party Leadership

读懂党的领导这个最大优势

The key to running China’s affairs well lies in the Party; the key to doing economic work well lies in upholding and strengthening the Party’s overall leadership. Marxism holds that economics is the foundation of politics, and politics is the concentrated expression of economics. Strengthening the Party’s overall leadership over economic work is the fundamental guarantee for China’s economic development.

办好中国的事情,关键在党;做好经济工作,关键在坚持和加强党的全面领导。马克思主义认为,经济是政治的基础,政治是经济的集中表现。加强党对经济工作的全面领导,是我国经济发展的根本保证。

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasizes that “the greatest advantage of the system of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the leadership of the Communist Party of China.” Economic work is the central work of the Party and the state, and doing economic work well is a major task for the CPC in governing the country. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, China’s economic development has been affected by the prolonged global economic downturn following the international financial crisis, facing multiple shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical crises. The Party Central Committee, with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, has taken a broad and long-term view, exercised overall leadership, comprehensively strengthened the Party’s strategic planning and unified leadership over economic work, and guided the Chinese economy to achieve historic achievements. At critical stages of development and major historical junctures, General Secretary Xi Jinping has put forward a series of major judgments and made a

习近平总书记强调,“中国特色社会主义制度的最大优势是中国共产党领导”。经济工作是党和国家的中心工作,做好经济工作是中国共产党治国理政的重大任务。党的十八大以来,我国经济发展受国际金融危机后世界经济持续低迷的影响,面临新冠疫情、地缘政治危机等多重冲击。以习近平同志为核心的党中央高瞻远瞩、统揽全局,全面加强党对经济工作的战略谋划和统一领导,引领中国经济取得历史性成就。在发展的关键阶段、重大历史关口,习近平总书记提出一系列重大论断、作出一系列重大决策部署,确保我国经济航船行稳致远。

The second section of the *Study Q&A* systematically explains why it is necessary to uphold and strengthen the Party's overall leadership over economic work, how to transform the institutional advantages of the Party's leadership over economic work into governance effectiveness, and how to improve the Party's capacity and level in leading economic work, providing clear guidance for a profound understanding of the distinctive features and institutional advantages of the Chinese economy. Strengthening the Party's overall leadership over economic work is conducive to fully leveraging the greatest advantage of the system of socialism with Chinese characteristics. This advantage is reflected in the fact that we have a complete set of institutional mechanisms for the Party to lead economic work: the Political Bureau of the Central Committee regularly studies and analyzes the economic situation; the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission (Leading Group) and the Central Commission for Comprehensively Deepening Reform (Leading Group) promptly study major issues and major reforms in economic and social development; the Central Economic Work Conference sets the policy direction each year; and effective supervision through political inspections ensures the implementation of major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee. This advantage is also reflected in our Party's way of governing the country. Taking the formulation of the five-year plan as an example, the plenary session of the Party Central Committee proposes planning recommendations, the State Council drafts the outline of the plan, the National People's Congress reviews and approves it before promulgation and implementation, effectively transforming the Party's propositions into the will of the state and the common action of the whole society. This advantage is further reflected in the ability to concentrate resources to accomplish major tasks, adhering to a coordinated national approach, leveraging the advantages of the new nationwide system for mobilizing resources, concentrating resources on key national areas, and helping the Chinese economy calmly respond to risks and challenges and steadily move forward.

《问答》第二个板块系统阐释了为什么要坚持和加强党对经济工作的全面领导、如何把党领导经济工作的制度优势转化为治理效能、如何提高党领导经济工作的能力和水平,为深刻理解中国经济的鲜明特征与制度优势提供了清晰指引。加强党对经济工作的全面领导,有利于充分发挥中国特色社会主义制度的最大优势。这一优势,体现在我们有一整套党领导经济工作的体制机制,中央政治局定期研究分析经济形势,中央财经委员会(领导小组)和中央全面深化改革委员会(领导小组)及时研究经济社会发展的重大问题和重大改革,中央经济工作会议每年定调政策方向,通过政治巡视等有效监督确保党中央重大决策部署落地落实。这一优势也体现在我们党的治国理政方式上,以五年规划编制为例,党中央全会提出规划建议,国务院编制规划纲要草案,全国人大审查批准后公布实施,将党的主张有效转化为国家意志和全社会共同行动。这一优势更体现在集中力量办大事上,坚持全国一盘棋、发挥新型举国体制优势,集中资源投向国家重点领域,助力中国经济从容应对风险挑战、稳步向前。

Understanding Innovation as the Primary Driving Force

读懂创新这个第一动力

The Chinese economy is often likened to a giant ship or a high-speed train. The key to a good economic development trend lies in a good power system. Only with a strong power system can economic development maintain lasting vitality and competitiveness. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that "innovation is the primary driving force leading development" and "to advance Chinese-path modernization, science and technology must take the lead, and technological innovation is the only way," profoundly clarifying the key role of innovation in modernization.

中国经济经常被比喻成一艘巨轮、一列快车,经济发展态势好关键是动力系统好。动力系统强劲,经济发展才能保持持久的活力和竞争力。习近平总书记强调“创新是引领发展的第一动力”“推进中国式现代化,科学技术要打头阵,科技创新是必由之路”,深刻阐明了创新在现代化建设中的关键作用。

The tenth section of the *Study Q&A* systematically explains the important significance of innovation-driven development, as well as the focus of work on developing new quality productive forces, achieving high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening, and comprehensively cultivating, introducing, and utilizing talent, providing authoritative theoretical guidance for unswervingly following the path of independent innovation with Chinese characteristics. Understanding innovation-driven development means understanding the secret and bright prospects of the Chinese economic development miracle. Currently, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating, and global competition is focusing on scientific and technological innovation. Only by placing the foundation of development on innovation can we break free from dependence on traditional paths and achieve a transformation of the driving force. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, China has adhered to the core position of innovation in the overall situation of modernization, taking scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening as the strategic support for national development. In 2025, the whole society's R&D investment exceeded 3.92 trillion yuan, the R&D intensity reached 2.8%, the innovation index ranking rose to tenth globally, and major breakthroughs were made in fields such as manned spaceflight, lunar exploration, and Mars exploration, with innovation becoming a strong engine driving high-quality development.

《问答》第十个板块系统阐释了创新驱动的重要意义以及发展新质生产力、实现高水平科技自立自强、全方位培养引进使用人才的工作着力点,为坚定不移走中国特色自主创新道路提供了权威理论指引。读懂创新驱动,便读懂了中国经济发展奇迹的秘诀与光明前景。当前,新一轮科技革命和产业变革加速演进,全球竞争聚焦于科技创新,唯有将发展基点放在创新上,才能摆脱传统路径依赖、实现动力转换。党的十八大以来,我国坚持创新在现代化建设全局中的核心地位,把科技自立自强作为国家发展的战略支撑,2025年全社会研发投入超过3.92万亿元,研发强度达2.8%,创新指数排名上升至全球第十,在载人航天、探月探火等领域取得重大突破,创新成为推动高质量发展的强劲引擎。

To advance innovation-driven development, the fundamental task is to enhance independent innovation capabilities, and the key is to make good use of talent, the primary resource. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized, "In today's world, competition in comprehensive national strength is ultimately competition for talent and the quality of the workforce" and "innovation-driven development is essentially talent-driven." China has become a major country in terms of talent resources, with over 5 million graduates in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields each year, ranking first in the world in total scientific and technological human resources and total R&D personnel. The demographic dividend of talent continues to be released, laying a solid foundation for innovation and development.

推进创新驱动发展,根本在于增强自主创新能力,关键是用好人才这个第一资源。习近平总书记强调,“当今世界,综合国力的竞争归根到底是人才的竞争、劳动者素质的竞争”“创新驱动本质上是人才驱动”。我国已成为人才资源大国,每年培养的科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)专业毕业生超500万人,科技人力资源总量、研发人员总量世界第一。人才红利持续释放,为创新发展筑牢根基。

Looking to the future, we must unswervingly place innovation at the core of the overall national development, adhere to the integrated advancement of education, science and technology, and talent, optimize the innovation ecosystem, lead industrial innovation with scientific and technological innovation, actively cultivate and develop new quality productive forces, and inject inexhaustible impetus into the high-quality development of the Chinese economy.

着眼未来,要坚定不移把创新摆在国家发展全局的核心位置,坚持教育、科技、人才一体推进,优化创新生态,以科技创新引领产业创新,积极培育和发展新质生产力,为中国经济高质量发展注入不竭动力。

Understanding the Real Economy as the Foundation

读懂实体经济这个立身之本

From the perspective of the history of industrialization, countries that were once world powers were generally strong in the real economy. Looking at the development landscape of the world over the past half-century, it can be seen that some countries that neglected the real economy and allowed industrial hollowing out, even if they briefly enjoyed financial prosperity, ultimately inevitably faced development difficulties such as structural imbalance, social fragmentation, and declining competitiveness. An important reason why some countries have fallen into the "middle-income trap" is the weakness of the real economy.

从工业化发展历程看,曾经的世界强国普遍都是实体经济强国。纵观全球半个多世纪以来的发展图景可见,一些忽视实体经济、任由产业空心化的国家,即便曾享有短暂的金融繁荣,最终都不可避免地面临结构失衡、社会撕裂、竞争力衰退的发展之困。一些国家之所以陷入“中等收入陷阱”,一个重要原因就是实体经济衰弱。

The real economy is the foundation of a country's economy, the fundamental source of wealth creation, and an important pillar of national strength. The manufacturing industry is the foundation of the real economy. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that China's economy started with the real economy and will also move toward the future relying on the real economy. The eleventh section of the *Study Q&A* profoundly explains the important position of the real economy in the national economy, as well as the focus of work on promoting high-quality development of the manufacturing industry and strengthening, optimizing, and expanding the digital economy, providing a detailed annotation for vigorously developing the manufacturing industry and the real economy.

实体经济是一国经济的立身之本,是财富创造的根本源泉,是国家强盛的重要支柱。制造业是实体经济的基础。习近平总书记指出,我国经济是靠实体经济起家的,也要靠实体经济走向未来。《问答》第十一个板块深刻阐释了实体经济在国民经济中的重要地位以及促进制造业高质量发展、做强做优做大数字经济的工作着力点,为大力发展制造业和实体经济提供了详实注解。

Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has attached great importance to the development of the real economy, unswervingly focusing on the real economy, gradually improving industrial competitiveness, making China's "national foundation" stronger and its "family assets" thicker. In 2025, the proportion of manufacturing value added in GDP remained stable at around 25%, and the scale of the manufacturing industry has maintained the world's first position for 16 consecutive years. China is the only country in the world with all industrial categories. Traditional industries are accelerating transformation and upgrading, with the newly installed capacity of industrial robots accounting for over 50% of the global total, and the comprehensive energy consumption per unit of products such as steel and cement clinker generally reaching the world's advanced level. Emerging industries are accelerating their leading role, with the production and sales of new energy vehicles ranking first in the world for 11 consecutive years, and the international market share of the shipbuilding industry leading globally. Future industries are making breakthroughs with increased efforts, with the overall level of laser manufacturing technology entering the world's first echelon, and brain-computer interface applications expanding from the medical field to fields such as education.

党的十八大以来,以习近平同志为核心的党中央高度重视实体经济发展,坚定不移抓实体经济,产业竞争力逐步提高,我国“国本”更强,“家底”更厚。2025年制造业增加值占GDP比重稳定在25%左右,制造业规模连续16年保持全球第一。我国是世界上唯一拥有全部工业门类的国家,传统产业加快转型升级,工业机器人新增装机量占全球比重超50%,钢铁、水泥熟料等单位产品综合能耗总体达到世界先进水平。新兴产业加速领跑,新能源汽车产销量连续11年稳居世界第一,造船业国际市场份额全球领先。未来产业加力突破,激光制造技术整体水平进入国际第一梯队,脑机接口应用从医疗领域向教育等领域拓展。

No matter what stage of economic development we reach, the real economy is the foundation for China’s economic development and for gaining the initiative in international economic competition. We must persist in focusing the efforts of economic development on the real economy, unswervingly build a manufacturing powerhouse, a quality powerhouse, a cyber powerhouse, and a digital China, advance the upgrading of the industrial base and the modernization of industrial chains, and improve economic quality, efficiency, and core competitiveness.

不论经济发展到什么时候,实体经济都是我国经济发展、在国际经济竞争中赢得主动的根基。必须坚持把发展经济的着力点放在实体经济上,坚定不移建设制造强国、质量强国、网络强国、数字中国,推进产业基础高级化、产业链现代化,提高经济质量效益和核心竞争力。

Understanding the Important Magic Weapon of Comprehensively Expanding Opening Up

读懂全面扩大开放这个重要法宝

Opening up brings progress, while closure inevitably leads to backwardness — this is a correct conclusion already verified by history and practice. In the past, China’s economic development was achieved under conditions of opening up; in the future, achieving high-quality development of China’s economy must also proceed under more open conditions. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasizes, “An important driving force behind China’s sustained and rapid economic development is opening up to the outside world.” [2]2 Xi Jinping, “Speech at the Symposium on Deepening Reform and Opening Up of the Pilot Free Trade Zone” (2018). The twelfth section of the *Study Q&A* profoundly elucidates the strategic considerations and practical requirements for building a new system of higher-level open economy, promoting high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative, and leading economic globalization, providing an action guide for unswervingly expanding opening up in all respects, participating in and leading global economic governance, and promoting win-win cooperation.

开放带来进步,封闭必然落后,这是已经由历史和实践检验得出的正确结论。过去中国经济发展是在开放条件下取得的,未来中国经济实现高质量发展也必须在更加开放条件下进行。习近平总书记强调,“我国经济持续快速发展的一个重要动力就是对外开放”。《问答》第十二个板块深刻阐释了建设更高水平开放型经济新体制、推动共建“一带一路”高质量发展、引领经济全球化的战略考量和实践要求,为坚定不移全面扩大开放、参与和引领全球经济治理、促进合作共赢提供了行动指南。

Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, China has adhered to the correct direction of economic globalization, steadily expanded institutional opening up in rules, regulations, management, and standards, built a globally oriented high-standard free trade area network, and formed an opening-up pattern of greater scope, broader fields, and deeper levels. China’s total trade in goods has ranked first in the world for many years, the scale of trade in services has steadily ranked among the top in the world, digital trade has developed rapidly, the “Invest in China” golden brand has continued to shine, and international cooperation on industrial and supply chains has advanced in an orderly manner. The resilience and vitality of the open economy have opened up greater development space for China and provided new development opportunities for the world.

党的十八大以来,我国坚持经济全球化正确方向,稳步扩大规则、规制、管理、标准等制度型开放,构建面向全球的高标准自由贸易区网络,形成更大范围、更宽领域、更深层次对外开放格局。我国货物贸易总额多年位居世界第一,服务贸易规模稳居世界前列,数字贸易快速发展,“投资中国”金字招牌持续擦亮,产业链供应链国际合作有序推进。开放型经济的韧性与活力,为中国打开了更大发展空间,也为世界提供了全新发展机遇。

In today’s world, changes unseen in a century are accelerating, and the global economy is seeking direction amid the fog. To deeply understand the bright foundation of China’s economy, it is necessary to understand the role China plays and the responsibilities it bears within the grand coordinates of global economic governance. The inherent contradictions of the traditional model of economic globalization, dominated by a few Western countries, are becoming increasingly prominent; the logic of neoliberalism exacerbates the gap between rich and poor, and global governance has reached a new crossroads.

当今世界百年变局加速演进,全球经济于迷雾中求索方向。深刻理解中国经济的光明底色,就必须在全球经济治理的宏大坐标中,理解中国所扮演的角色、所肩负的责任。由少数西方国家主导的传统经济全球化模式内在矛盾日益凸显,新自由主义逻辑加剧贫富分化,全球治理走到新的十字路口。

The greatness of a major country lies not in its size, but in its contributions and its sense of responsibility. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, General Secretary Xi Jinping, with a global vision, has creatively proposed the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind and four major global initiatives, [3]3 The four major global initiatives are the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global AI Governance Initiative, proposed by Xi Jinping between 2021 and 2023. contributing Chinese wisdom to solving global development challenges. China is not only an advocate of new concepts in global governance but also a doer who integrates knowledge and action. We firmly uphold the multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization at its core, promote the entry into force and implementation of RCEP, [4]4 RCEP: the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, a free trade agreement among fifteen Asia-Pacific nations that entered into force in 2022. and engage in high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative. “Luban Workshops” [5]5 Luban Workshops are Chinese vocational education programs established abroad, named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban, to train local skilled workers. cultivate talent, and “small yet smart” livelihood projects benefit millions of people. We actively promote the implementation of the *Paris Agreement* and improve the governance of artificial intelligence, expanding from “hardware” public goods to “software” and institutional public goods.

大国之大,不在于体量大,而在于贡献大、担当大。党的十八大以来,习近平总书记胸怀天下,创造性提出构建人类命运共同体理念和四大全球倡议,为破解全球发展难题贡献中国智慧。中国是全球治理新理念的倡导者,更是知行合一的行动派。我们坚定维护以世界贸易组织为核心的多边贸易体制,推动RCEP生效实施,高质量共建“一带一路”,“鲁班工坊”育才、“小而美”民生项目惠及万千人民。积极推动落实《巴黎协定》、完善人工智能治理,从“硬件”公共产品向“软件”和制度性公共产品拓展。

Unswervingly expanding opening up in all respects is an important magic weapon for China’s economic development. Only by unswervingly following the path of open development, developing ourselves while integrating into the world, and benefiting the world while developing ourselves, and promoting the building of an open world economy, can we create a favorable external environment for our own high-quality development and paint a new picture of win-win cooperation between China and the world.

坚定不移全面扩大开放,是我国经济发展的重要法宝。唯有坚定不移走开放发展之路,在融入世界中发展自己,在发展自己中造福世界,推动建设开放型世界经济,才能为自身高质量发展塑造良好外部环境,绘就中国与世界共赢新图景。

Understanding the Important Guarantee of Balancing Development and Security

读懂统筹发展和安全这个重要保障

From the principles of economics and sociology, security is the most basic “public good” for the operation of a market economy and social prosperity. From the logic of national prosperity and development, a stable economic order helps ensure employment, allows the people to live and work in peace and contentment, and provides solid support for the country’s internal stability; a solid economic security guarantee is a prerequisite for China to seize the initiative in international competition and cooperation. The thirteenth section of the *Study Q&A* profoundly elucidates the major principles, key areas, and practical requirements for balancing development and security, providing guidance for promoting the positive interaction between high-quality development and high-level security.

从经济学与社会学原理看,安全是市场经济得以运行与社会繁荣最基础的“公共产品”。从国家繁荣发展的逻辑看,稳定的经济秩序有助于保障就业、让群众安居乐业,为国家内部稳定提供坚实支撑;坚实的经济安全保障是我国在国际竞争与合作中抢占先机的前提。《问答》第十三个板块深刻阐释了统筹发展和安全的重大原则、重点领域与实践要求,为推动高质量发展和高水平安全良性互动提供了遵循。

Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, General Secretary Xi Jinping has made a series of important expositions on balancing development and security, creatively proposed a holistic approach to national security, and emphasized promoting the positive interaction between high-quality development and high-level security, providing scientific guidance for responding to the complex changes in the international and domestic environment. In recent years, the resilience of China’s economy has significantly strengthened. Grain production has shifted from “having enough to eat” to “eating well”; total grain output has stabilized at the level of 1.4 trillion jin, [6]6 1.4 trillion jin: approximately 700 million metric tons. and per capita grain possession exceeds 500 kilograms. We strive to build autonomous, controllable, safe, and reliable industrial and supply chains, forming strong advantages in areas such as new energy vehicles, photovoltaics, and 5G, and continuously achieving new breakthroughs in key core technologies in key fields such as integrated circuits and basic software, effectively hedging against the risk of external “decoupling and severing supply chains.” We weave and tighten the safety net for people’s livelihoods; in 2025, the national basic medical insurance covered over 1.33 billion people. The protection capability of network infrastructure is continuously improving; in 2025, a total of 21,000 various types of cybersecurity threats were handled, the process of governing cyberspace according to law was accelerated, and the sovereignty of cyberspace and the legitimate rights and interests of the people were effectively safeguarded.

党的十八大以来,习近平总书记围绕统筹发展和安全作出一系列重要论述,创造性提出总体国家安全观,强调促进高质量发展和高水平安全良性互动,为应对国际国内环境复杂变化提供了科学指引。近年来,我国经济韧性显著增强。粮食生产从“吃得饱”转向“吃得好”,粮食总产量站稳1.4万亿斤台阶,人均粮食占有量超过500公斤。着力打造自主可控、安全可靠的产业链供应链,在新能源汽车、光伏、5G等领域形成强大优势,集成电路、基础软件等重点领域关键核心技术不断取得新突破,有效对冲外部“脱钩断链”风险。织密扎牢民生安全网,2025年全国基本医疗保险覆盖超13.3亿人。网络基础设施防护能力不断提升,2025年累计处理2.1万个各类网络安全威胁,网络空间法治化进程加快推进,切实保障网络空间主权与人民合法权益。

Practice has fully proven that, from the high stability of society to the solid resilience of the economy, and to the autonomous controllability of grain, energy, industrial and supply chains, and technology, a solid foundation has been laid for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. We must firmly hold the bottom line of safe development, effectively prevent various “black swan” and “gray rhino” events, achieve high-level security through high-quality development, and ensure high-quality development with high-level security, providing important support for achieving long-term stable development.

实践充分证明,从社会的高度稳定,到经济的坚实韧性,再到粮食、能源、产业链供应链、科技的自主可控,为实现中华民族伟大复兴奠定了坚实基础。必须牢牢守住安全发展的底线,有效防范各类“黑天鹅”“灰犀牛”事件,在高质量发展中实现高水平安全,以高水平安全保障高质量发展,为实现长期稳定发展提供重要支撑。

Notes

  1. The "middle-income trap" refers to a situation where an economy that has reached middle-income levels struggles to transition to high-income status, often due to factors like rising costs, institutional weaknesses, and a failure to upgrade industrial structures.
  2. Xi Jinping, “Speech at the Symposium on Deepening Reform and Opening Up of the Pilot Free Trade Zone” (2018). ↩
  3. The four major global initiatives are the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global AI Governance Initiative, proposed by Xi Jinping between 2021 and 2023. ↩
  4. RCEP: the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, a free trade agreement among fifteen Asia-Pacific nations that entered into force in 2022. ↩
  5. Luban Workshops are Chinese vocational education programs established abroad, named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban, to train local skilled workers. ↩
  6. 1.4 trillion jin: approximately 700 million metric tons. ↩