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new industries and new forms and models of business now accounts for over 17%
of China’s GDP.

The structure of the economy has notably improved. We have reinforced the
foundations for food security, guaranteed basic self-sufficiency in cereal grains,
ensured absolute grain security, and maintained high and stable production of
major secondary agricultural products. The value-added of high-tech
manufacturing and equipment manufacturing has grown by average annual rates

of 10.6% and 7.9% respectively, with steady improvements in quality.
Consumption has become a major driver of economic growth. We have made solid
progress in implementing major regional development strategies, steadily pursued
rural revitalization, continuously improved the level and quality of new

urbanization, and consistently unleashed the potential for coordinated urban-rural
and regional development.
Infrastructure networks have been further improved. A number of major
infrastructure facilities including Beijing Daxing International Airport and
Baihetan Hydropower Station have been completed and put into operation. We

have built the world’s most modern railway network, most advanced high-speed
railway network, and largest expressway network. China tops the world in terms
of the number of berths for 10,000-metric-ton class or larger ships and the length of
inland waterways open to navigation. Construction of new types of infrastructure

for 5G networks, AI, and big data has picked up speed.
Reform and opening up have been constantly deepened. We have focused on
major areas and key links and kept in mind the overall goal of comprehensively
deepening reform. We have unswervingly consolidated and developed the public
sector and unswervingly encouraged, supported, and guided the development of

the non-public sector. Steady progress has been made in building a high-standard
market system, and macroeconomic governance has become increasingly more
effective, which has further stimulated market vitality and social creativity. We
have continued to open further. Joint pursuit of the BRI has yielded rich results,

and mutually-beneficial economic and trade cooperation between China and the
rest of the world has been constantly deepened. New systems for a
higher-standard open economy are taking shape at a faster pace, and trade and
investment liberalization and facilitation have progressed steadily.
Substantial progress has been made in ecological conservation. We have

continuously stepped up protection of our environment and ecosystems and

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