China News Service, March 6th. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivered a government work report to the Fourth Session of the 13th National People's Congress on the 5th, saying that China's GDP is expected to grow by more than 6% this year.

Overseas Chinese media have commented that this undoubtedly injects certainty into the world economy, which is no less than a "reassurance" to the world.

　　The two sessions have always been regarded as a window for observing China. After experiencing the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the national two sessions reconvened in March, which attracted the attention of the world, and economic issues have attracted much attention.

　　The government work report wrote, “The economic growth rate is a comprehensive indicator. The expected target for this year is set at more than 6%. Taking into account the recovery of economic operations, it will help guide all parties to focus on promoting reform and innovation and promoting high-quality development.” Overseas Chinese media commented that this year's GDP growth target remains stable, which is reasonable and in line with outside expectations, and is conducive to the medium and long-term economic development.

　　"European Times" published an editorial on the 5th and pointed out that from the perspective of time, the two sessions from a historical perspective reflect a China that is open and closed and striding confidently.

From a spatial perspective, the NPC and CPPCCs in an international perspective reflect China where the goodness is like water and the still water flows deep.

From an individual perspective, the two sessions in the eyes of ordinary people reflect a people-oriented, warm and genuine China.

The two sessions of China in 2021 contain a response to history, interaction with the world, and a promise to the people. It also contains the code for why China has "growth".

　　The editorial pointed out that China has withstood the test of the epidemic in 2020 and is the only major economy in the world to achieve positive economic growth. It will spare no effort to protect the global supply chain and inject certainty into the world economy.

The two sessions, which came as scheduled this year, have already sent a definite signal to the outside world that China is "recovering vitality and returning strongly."

From the sudden epidemic response to routine planning and implementation, this "reset" envied by the international community, and the continuously strengthened self-confidence in governance and identity with the country behind it, ushered in a new stage of China's development journey.

　　Hong Kong’s Ta Kung Pao stated that setting expected targets for the current year’s economic growth in the government work report has been China’s practice for many years.

The reason for breaking the convention in 2020 is an extraordinary measure in an extraordinary period.

At that time, the new crown epidemic spread globally, and the outlook for the world economy was highly uncertain. The Chinese economy, which has been deeply integrated into the world economy, also faced considerable risks and challenges.

Rather than setting an unrealistic goal hastily, it is a responsible approach not to set a specific quantitative target for economic growth.

But now, the situation is completely different.

China's economy is back on track, with major economic indicators picking up across the board, with GDP breaking through the one-hundred-billion-yuan mark, making it the only major economy in the world to achieve positive growth.

In view of this, China is fully equipped to set economic growth targets based on its actual conditions.

　　The US "Qiao Bao" also published an online review entitled "China's GDP Goal "Returns", the World Needs This "Reassuring Pill"".

The article analyzes that for China, economic operation needs to be maintained within a reasonable range, it needs to focus on high-quality growth, and it needs to determine the continuous stability of growth in the next 5 or 15 years.

In terms of the world, other major economies in the world will shrink in 2020, and the epidemic situation may rebound at any time. China's “over 6%” is still a high-speed growth, and it will surely release benefits to the entire world.

China's resetting of its economic growth target at this time is no less than a "reassurance" to the world.

　　Hong Kong's "Wen Wei Po" published an observation of the two sessions and pointed out that in 2020, China's epidemic prevention and control has achieved major strategic results, and its economy has grown against the trend. It is the only major global economy to achieve positive economic growth throughout the year and achieve a comprehensive victory in the fight against poverty.

The era of the pandemic has verified the resilience of China's economic development and put forward realistic requirements for economic transformation and governance upgrades.

From the "big country" to the small people's livelihood, from the "emergency" to "a sword in ten years", the changes in the focus of government work during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period and the beginning of the year revealed a lot of new ideas.

　　The observation mentioned that this year's economic growth target is more than 6%. This target is lower than expected and it is not difficult to complete. At the same time, the government has put forward more stringent and high-standard employment and people's livelihood goals.

　　The global economy has not yet emerged from the haze of the new crown epidemic. China, which is the first to resume growth, has set a 6% growth bottom line for this year's economy.

Experts interviewed by Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao believe that it can not only avoid the fluctuation of annual targets, but also reserve flexibility for the variables brought about by the epidemic.

　　The "Macao Daily" editorial published on March 6 also held similar views.

The editorial pointed out that when determining the GDP forecast target for this year, it is not only necessary to consider the situation this year, but the more important consideration is to smoothly link up with the "14th Five-Year Plan" target and maintain the long-term stable operation of the economy.

In the government work report, it is set at more than 6%. “Above” is different from the “around” in previous years. It not only draws a bottom line, but is also the key to achieving high-quality development goals.

It will help to create a good environment for reform and innovation to a deeper and higher level and promote high-quality development.

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