An explanatory speech made by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, on Party leadership's proposals for formulating the 14th Five-Year Plan and long-range goals was released.

China urged the United States to immediately stop meddling in Hong Kong affairs, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s (HKSAR) judicial matters and China’s internal affairs.

Officials, experts, business chambers and corporate leaders have expressed their confidence in China's role in helping to offset global economic downward pressure.