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REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE GOVERNMENT

Delivered at the Third Session of the 13th National People’s Congress of the
People’s Republic of China on May 22, 2020

Li Keqiang

Premier of the State Council

Fellow Deputies,

On behalf of the State Council, I will now report to you on the work of the
government. I ask for your deliberation and approval. I also ask members of
the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative
Conference (CPPCC) for their comments.

The covid-19 epidemic is the fastest spreading, most extensive, and most
challenging public health emergency China has encountered since the
founding of the People’s Republic. Under the strong leadership of the Central

Committee of the Communist Party of China with Comrade Xi Jinping at its
core, and through the hard work and sacrifice of our entire nation, we have
made major strategic achievements in our response to covid-19. At present,
the epidemic has not yet come to an end, while the tasks we face in promoting
development are immense. We must redouble our efforts to minimize the
losses resulting from the virus and fulfill the targets and tasks for economic
and social development this year.

I. A review of our work in 2019 and the first few months of 2020

In pursuing development last year, China faced many difficulties and
challenges. World economic growth was weak, international economic and
trade frictions intensified, and downward pressure on the domestic economy
grew. The Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core
rallied the Chinese people and led them in surmounting difficulties and
accomplishing the year’s main targets and tasks, thus laying the crucial

foundation needed to reach the goal of building a moderately prosperous
society in all respects.
The economy remained stable overall. Gross domestic product (GDP)

reached 99.1 trillion yuan, representing a 6.1 percent increase over the
previous year. Around 13.52 million new urban jobs were added, and the

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