On 5 March, Chinese President Xi Jinping, also General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended a deliberation with his fellow deputies from Jiangsu Province during the First Session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature. He stressed that high-quality development is the first and foremost task in building a modern socialist country in all respects. Edited excerpts from Xi’s speeches on high-quality development since 2017 follow.
High-quality development means a change from seeking growth to seeking better growth.
Speech at the Central Economic Work Conference on 18 December 2017
To achieve high-quality development, we must be committed to our people-centred philosophy of development and pursue innovative, coordinated, green, open and inclusive growth.
Speech at a deliberation with deputies from Qinghai Province during the Fourth Session of the 13th NPC on 7 March 2021
A green and low carbon economy and society are crucial to high-quality development.
Speech delivered to the 20th CPC National Congress on 16 October 2022
The happiness and wellbeing of the people are the ultimate goals of promoting high quality development.
Speech at a deliberation with deputies from Jiangsu Province during the First Session of the 14th NPC on 5 March 2023
