Yang Weimin: China needs to set growth rate targets this year

　　China News Service, Beijing, February 28 (Reporter Xia Bin) Last year, based on the impact of the epidemic, China did not set an economic growth target. This year, the National Two Sessions will be held soon. Will the government work report re-set the growth target?

Yang Weimin, member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and deputy director of the Economic Committee, said in an exclusive interview with China News Agency in Beijing recently that China needs to set growth targets this year.

Yang Weimin, member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and deputy director of the Economic Committee, accepted an exclusive interview with China News Service.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Jiang Qiming

　　"It is pragmatic to not set a growth rate target last year." Yang Weimin pointed out that because the situation last year was so special, it was hit by the once-in-a-century new crown epidemic. It is really difficult to predict how the epidemic will develop at that time.

But this year the situation is different. Although there are still some spreading epidemics in some areas, they are generally under control.

　　Yang Weimin said bluntly that under this circumstance, a growth rate target should be put forward this year, because it is closely related to China's long-term goals. The Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Party not only planned for the next five years, but also planned for 2035. The development goals of China include that the per capita GDP must reach the level of moderately developed countries. This is a goal with quantitative indicators, and long-term goals must start from now.

　　"We have entered the stage of high-quality development, and what we want to pursue is a higher quality and higher efficiency speed. Therefore, from the perspective of achieving the goal of a modernized country in the future, it is still necessary to set a growth rate target this year." Yang Weimin specifically pointed out From the perspective of doubling economic aggregates or per capita income in 15 years, China needs to achieve an average annual GDP growth of 4.73%.

"In the past, we generally doubled in 10 years, but now the speed drops a bit. The conditions and potential for doubling in 15 years exist." (End)