After China's economic growth has slowed down to a new low in the past two years, Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang stated that stabilizing employment is the current priority.Pursue a growth target of about 5.5 %.

According to Xinhua News Agency, Li Keqiang introduced on Tuesday (July 19) to attend the World Economic Forum Global Entrepreneur Video Special Dialogue Meeting that China will maintain the continuity of macro policies and targetedness, and strive for a better economic development throughout the year.level.

He said that the economic operation remains in a reasonable range. "The most important thing is to stabilize employment and prices. As long as the employment is sufficient, the income of residents' income, the price of prices is stable, and the economic growth rate is more acceptable."

China set up a expected goal of about 5.5 % of the annual economic growth of about 5.5 % earlier, but under the influence of the Omikon epidemic, Shanghai, Beijing, Changchun and other cities have taken strict control measures in the second quarter.Serious impact.

The year -on -year growth rate of China's economy fell to the lowest 0.4 % year -on -year, and it shrank by 2.6 % month -on -month.Earlier, the worst quarterly performance in China's economy fell 6.8 % when the outbreak of Wuhan epidemic in 2020.

Scholars: 5.5 % up and down 0.5 percentage points can be acceptable

Zhao Xijun, a professor at the School of Finance and Finance of Renmin University of China, analyzed in an interview with Lianhe Morning Post that in the face of various uncertain factors, the goal of the decision -making layer is to stabilize the economic growth in one range.0.5 percentage points are acceptable. "

He believes that Li Keqiang particularly emphasizes the stability of employment, showing that "employment is the most important problem for the current government to solve. In a sense, it is more important than economic growth."

Chen Bo, dean of Wuhan Optics Valley Free Trade Research Institute, also pointed out in an interview that the service industry with strong employment capabilities is deeply hit under the epidemic, especially the contact service industry;The most severe challenge in front of China is employment.

He said: "Economic growth cannot be stunned, but the biggest work goal is still the problem of employment."

Official data shows that although the unemployment rate in China's urban survey in June fell from 5.9 % in May to 5.5 %, the survey unemployment rate of groups from the ages of 16 to 24 climbed from 18.4 % to a new high of 19.3 %, highlighting, highlightingThe employment situation of fresh graduates is severe.

Chen Bo said that the unemployment of young people means falling in the first step in society, which will also affect social stability.

Economists generally expect that China's economic growth may be far less than 5.5 % of the goals this year, which will also be the first time that China's economic growth has been lower than expected targets since 1998.

In this regard, Zhao Xijun pointed out that China may focus more on the horizontal economic growth rate in the future.He said: "The horizontal comparison of economic growth is related to the strategic competition between the country in the economic level ... The focus of the future is not much growth, but under the huge uncertainty, the economic growth of which country is more stable."

Li Keqiang: Continuously optimize prevention and control allow foreign students to "return"

Li Keqiang also promised to nearly 400 entrepreneurs from more than 50 countries that China will achieve more accurate and scientific prevention and control, continuously optimizing visa, testing and other prevention and control policies on the premise of ensuring epidemic prevention safety.Further orderly restore and increase international passenger flights, implement "willing to return" for foreign students, orderly promoting outbound business and cross -border migrant activities, and better promoting the exchanges and exchanges and cooperation of Chinese and foreign personnel.

Although China has relaxed the entry isolation quarantine policy and accelerated the restoration of civil aviation flights since June, it still cannot meet the demand for cross -border flow of personnel; foreign -funded enterprises in China have also frequently expressed dissatisfaction with China's strict epidemic prevention policies and border control.

Chen Bo said: "Opening up will eventually be a choice that has to be made, because the economy cannot be isolated from the outside world, but the opening time is critical. This depends on how much economic pressure is, and when it is affordable, it can afford it., Avoid the small molecule of crown disease. "

China will achieve more accurate and scientific prevention and control, continuously optimize visa, testing and other prevention and control policies, further recover and increase international passenger flights under the premise of ensuring epidemic prevention safety."Back", orderly promoting outbound business and cross -border migrant activities, and better promoting the exchanges and exchanges and cooperation of Chinese and foreign personnel.

—— Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang

China may focus more on the horizontal economic growth rate in the future.The horizontal comparison of economic growth is related to the strategic competition between the country in the economic level ... The focus of the future is not how much growth, but under the huge uncertainty, which country's economic growth is more stable.

—— Zhao Xijun, a professor at the School of Finance and Finance, Renmin University of China