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As China charts a new course, Hong Kong writes its next chapter
Beijing’s plans provide assurances of steady, high-quality growth and stable relations, with Hong Kong playing a bigger role in national development
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Cui Jianchun is Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
With the conclusion of China’s parliamentary “two sessions”, the approval of the 2026 government work report and 15th five-year plan – together with the foreign minister’s press conference – has sent a clear signal of China pursuing steady and quality-driven growth while projecting a firm and timely voice on the world stage.
In the work report, Premier Li Qiang noted that China’s gross domestic product grew by 5 per cent last year, surpassing 140 trillion yuan (US$20.3 trillion). This year’s growth target has been set in the range of 4.5-5 per cent. Li’s emphasis that we will “strive for better results in practice” is to align with the goal of doubling the 2020 per capita GDP and realising the medium- to long-term economic potential.
The shift to a target range reflects strategic flexibility – a pragmatic approach that balances ambition with stability. On one hand, it allows room for structural adjustments, risk prevention and reforms. On the other, the goal is firmly within China’s growth potential and among the highest of the major economies, a positive signal for the global economy.
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