BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The annual Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing from Monday to Tuesday as Chinese leaders decided priorities for the economic work in 2024.
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered an important speech at the conference.
It was noted at the meeting that China's economy has achieved a recovery, with solid progress made in high-quality development in 2023.
China still has to overcome some difficulties and challenges to further revive the economy, the meeting said.
Overall, favorable conditions outweigh unfavorable factors in China's development, and the fundamental trend of the economic recovery and long-term positive outlook has not changed, the meeting said, urging stronger confidence. ■
