2018年CRI 中国高级经济官员对未来展信心

He Lifeng, head of the National Development and Reform Commission, says the 6.5 percent growth target set in this year's government work report is "attainable¹" through hard work.

Speaking on the sidelines of the NPC sessions, China's top legislature, He Lifeng is pointing to economic momentum², resilience, and market potential for his optimism.

"Year-end clearing stats show China's GDP reached 82.7 trillion yuan, which is the equivalent of over 12.2 trillion U.S. dollars. The number is over 7 trillion U.S. dollars less than the world's largest economy, the United States, but over 7 trillion U.S. dollars more than the world's third largest economy, Japan. China remains³ the world's second largest economy. It hasn't been easy. The total GDP volumes have increased by 1.27 trillion US dollars with a growth rate of 6.9 percent. Per capita GDP has seen an increase of around 900 US dollars."

Senior officials reviewing Premier⁴ Li Keqiang's government work report delivered Monday are suggesting the projected growth rate of 6.5-percent for this year reflects a priority on quality of development, rather than the pace of growth.

Chinese authorities have been working for several years to create an economy based on sustainable growth through personal consumption.

In 2017, consumption contributed nearly 59 percent to China's growth, a nearly 4-percent increase compared to five years ago.

He Lifeng says with the further development of emerging industries and the service sector⁵, consumption should continue to grow at a similar pace.

"I estimate that with rapid development in newly-emerging industries and the service sector, consumers might contribute close to or surpass 60 percent of our economic growth. This year we will increase investments where we are facing shortfalls, including those in the real economy and private businesses, so these should hold a rate of contribution of one third of the economy."

For foreign trade, He Lifeng estimates it will contribute 8 to 9 percent toward economic growth, as long as the world economy maintains its current growth patterns.

He says the government intends to bolster⁶ foreign trade through a variety of programs, including the first-ever China International Import Expo, which is set to be held in November this year.

Official stats show foreign direct investment reached 131 billion U.S. dollars last year, ranking second in the world.

Ning Jizhe, deputy director of NDRC, says foreign investment will remain an important part of China's economy.

"We plan to greatly relax market access, promote investment and encourage foreign capital to move into more regions. The negative list approach to market entry, which states sectors⁷ and businesses that are off limits to foreign investment, will be expanded nationwide. We are going to fully⁸ open up general manufacturing and substantially improve the opening of the service sector."

The national economic planning agency is also promising⁹ full protection for intellectual property rights.

Ning Jizhe also says more favorable policies are being worked on for capital transfer and land use for foreign investment in the central, western and northeast regions of China, putting them on-par with policies currently enjoyed by domestic investors¹⁰.

Meanwhile, the NDRC says the government will continue reducing overcapacity in traditional industries, while at the same time, working toward reducing local government deficits¹¹.

1 attainable   

a.可达到的，可获得的

参考例句：

• They set the limits of performance attainable. 它们确定着可达到的运行限度。
• If objectives are to be meaningful to people, they must be clear, attainable, actionable, and verifiable. 如果目标对人们是具有意义的，则目标必须是清晰的，能达到的，可以行动的，以及可供检验的。

2 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

4 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

5 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

6 bolster   

n.枕垫；v.支持，鼓励

参考例句：

• The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。
• He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。

7 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

9 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

10 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

11 deficits   

n.不足额( deficit的名词复数 )；赤字；亏空；亏损

参考例句：

• The Ministry of Finance consistently overestimated its budget deficits. 财政部一贯高估预算赤字。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Many of the world's farmers are also incurring economic deficits. 世界上许多农民还在遭受经济上的亏损。 来自辞典例句