Page 2 - REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2020 PLAN FOR NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND ON THE 2021 DRAFT PLAN FOR NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Esteemed Deputies,
The National Development and Reform Commission has been entrusted by the State
Council to deliver this report on the implementation of the 2020 plan, and on the 2021 draft
plan for national economic and social development to the present Fourth Session of the 13th
National People’s Congress (NPC) for your deliberation and approval. The Commission also
invites comments from members of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political
Consultative Conference (CPPCC).

I. Implementation of the 2020 Plan for National Economic and Social Development

Last year was an extraordinary year in the history of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
Faced with a grave and complex international situation, the challenging tasks of advancing
reform and development and ensuring stability at home, and the severe impact of the
Covid-19 epidemic in particular, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
(CPC) with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, while keeping overall national interests in mind,
maintained a strategic focus, judged situations accurately, formulated meticulous plans, took
decisive action, made arduous efforts, and promptly adopted the major policy of coordinating
epidemic prevention and control with economic and social development.
Under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a
New Era, all regions and departments fully implemented the guiding principles of the 19th
CPC National Congress and the second, third, fourth, and fifth plenary sessions of the 19th
CPC Central Committee. In accordance with the decisions and plans of the Party Central
Committee and the State Council, we faithfully implemented the Report on the Work of the
Government and the 2020 Plan for National Economic and Social Development approved at
the Third Session of the 13th NPC, and adopted the NPC Financial and Economic Affairs
Committee’s suggestions based on its review of the 2020 plan.
We responded to risks and challenges with composure, and continued to pursue
high-quality development. We coordinated the Covid-19 response with economic and social
development, and took solid steps to ensure stability on six key fronts and maintain security in
six key areas.
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China’s economy saw a quarter-on-quarter improvement and gradually returned to
normality, constituting the sole major economy to have realized positive growth. We achieved a
complete victory in the battle against poverty, and scored decisive achievements in securing a
full victory in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, delivering a
globally-acclaimed performance that satisfied the needs of the people and that will be recorded
in the annals of history.
1. We put the health and safety of our people before all else and saw major strategic achievements in the
fight against Covid-19.

1 The six fronts refer to employment, the financial sector, foreign trade, foreign investment, domestic investment, and
expectations. The six areas refer to job security, basic living needs, operations of market entities, food and energy security,
stable industrial and supply chains, and the normal functioning of primary-level governments.

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