Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers an important speech at the annual Central Economic Work Conference in Beijing, capital of China. The conference was held in Beijing from Dec. 15 to 16. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)
BEIJING, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- The annual Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing from Thursday to Friday as Chinese leaders decided priorities for the economic work in 2023.
Delivering an important speech at the conference, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, reviewed the country's economic work in 2022, analyzed the current economic situation and arranged next year's economic work.
Li Keqiang, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Han Zheng, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and Li Xi attended the conference.
It was noted at the meeting that an overall recovery and improvement is expected in the country's economic performance in the next year, and that a firm confidence is necessary to do a good job in the economic work.
The meeting demanded making economic stability a top priority and pursuing steady progress while ensuring economic stability for the next year.
Proactive fiscal policy and prudent monetary policy will continue to be implemented next year. Meanwhile, efforts will be made to intensify macro-control and coordinate various policies to form synergy for high-quality development, according to the meeting. ■
