Press conference on economy for second session of 14th NPC held in Beijing

Journalists raise hands to ask questions at a press conference on economy for the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2024. Zheng Shanjie, director of the National Development and Reform Commission, Lan Fo'an, minister of finance, Wang Wentao, minister of commerce, Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China, and Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, attended the press conference on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Zheng Shanjie, director of the National Development and Reform Commission, Lan Fo'an, minister of finance, Wang Wentao, minister of commerce, Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China, and Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, attend a press conference on economy for the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Journalists raise hands to ask questions at a press conference on economy for the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2024. Zheng Shanjie, director of the National Development and Reform Commission, Lan Fo'an, minister of finance, Wang Wentao, minister of commerce, Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China, and Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, attended the press conference on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

Zheng Shanjie, director of the National Development and Reform Commission, Lan Fo'an, minister of finance, Wang Wentao, minister of commerce, Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China, and Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, attend a press conference on economy for the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Wang Wentao, minister of commerce, speaks at a press conference on economy for the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2024. Zheng Shanjie, director of the National Development and Reform Commission, Lan Fo'an, minister of finance, Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China, and Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, also attended the press conference on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Zheng Shanjie, director of the National Development and Reform Commission, speaks at a press conference on economy for the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2024. Lan Fo'an, minister of finance, Wang Wentao, minister of commerce, Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China, and Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, also attended the press conference on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Lan Fo'an, minister of finance, speaks at a press conference on economy for the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2024. Zheng Shanjie, director of the National Development and Reform Commission, Wang Wentao, minister of commerce, Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China, and Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, also attended the press conference on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China, speaks at a press conference on economy for the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2024. Zheng Shanjie, director of the National Development and Reform Commission, Lan Fo'an, minister of finance, Wang Wentao, minister of commerce, and Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, also attended the press conference on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, speaks at a press conference on economy for the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2024. Zheng Shanjie, director of the National Development and Reform Commission, Lan Fo'an, minister of finance, Wang Wentao, minister of commerce, and Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China, also attended the press conference on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Journalists raise hands to ask questions at a press conference on economy for the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2024. Zheng Shanjie, director of the National Development and Reform Commission, Lan Fo'an, minister of finance, Wang Wentao, minister of commerce, Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China, and Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, attended the press conference on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

Journalists raise hands to ask questions at a press conference on economy for the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2024. Zheng Shanjie, director of the National Development and Reform Commission, Lan Fo'an, minister of finance, Wang Wentao, minister of commerce, Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China, and Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, attended the press conference on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

Zheng Shanjie, director of the National Development and Reform Commission, Lan Fo'an, minister of finance, Wang Wentao, minister of commerce, Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China, and Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, attend a press conference on economy for the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

Journalists work at a press conference on economy for the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2024. Zheng Shanjie, director of the National Development and Reform Commission, Lan Fo'an, minister of finance, Wang Wentao, minister of commerce, Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China, and Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, attended the press conference on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

Journalists raise hands to ask questions at a press conference on economy for the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2024. Zheng Shanjie, director of the National Development and Reform Commission, Lan Fo'an, minister of finance, Wang Wentao, minister of commerce, Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China, and Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, attended the press conference on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

A journalist with Xinhua News Agency raises a question at a press conference on economy for the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2024. Zheng Shanjie, director of the National Development and Reform Commission, Lan Fo'an, minister of finance, Wang Wentao, minister of commerce, Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China, and Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, attended the press conference on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

Zheng Shanjie, director of the National Development and Reform Commission, Lan Fo'an, minister of finance, Wang Wentao, minister of commerce, Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China, and Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, attend a press conference on economy for the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Zheng Shanjie, director of the National Development and Reform Commission, Lan Fo'an, minister of finance, Wang Wentao, minister of commerce, Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China, and Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, attend a press conference on economy for the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

Wang Wentao, minister of commerce, speaks at a press conference on economy for the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2024. Zheng Shanjie, director of the National Development and Reform Commission, Lan Fo'an, minister of finance, Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China, and Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, also attended the press conference on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Wu Qing (2nd L), chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, speaks at a press conference on economy for the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2024. Zheng Shanjie, director of the National Development and Reform Commission, Lan Fo'an, minister of finance, Wang Wentao, minister of commerce, and Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China, also attended the press conference on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

Zheng Shanjie (C), director of the National Development and Reform Commission, speaks at a press conference on economy for the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2024. Lan Fo'an, minister of finance, Wang Wentao, minister of commerce, Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China, and Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, also attended the press conference on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)