Asked about high-quality development, the two sessions laid out the "Future China" In 2023, the "three new categories" of foreign trade, including electric vehicles, lithium batteries, and photovoltaic products, performed well, with exports increasing by nearly 30%. Frontier fields such as artificial intelligence+, future industries, and quantum technology have also been hotly discussed because they were included in the government work report.
China continued to release signals of opening up and provided "reassurance" to foreign companies: it implemented visa exemptions on a trial basis for six countries including Switzerland.