Zhu Maoming, Chinese Ambassador Plenipotentiary to Dominica, announced that the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress and the Fourth Session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference have successfully concluded in Beijing. He revealed the news at a press conference at the Chinese Embassy in Dominica this weekend. "The two sessions are not only major events in China's annual political life, but also an important window for the world to observe China," he said. He introduced to the media in detail the key achievements of the two sessions and interpreted the direction of China's development in the next few years.

"the report on the work of the Government adopted by the National people's Congress points out that 2025 is indeed an extraordinary year," Ambassador Zhu Maoming said. "in the face of profound and complex changes in the situation at home and abroad, we firmly implement the new concept of development, adhere to high-quality development, co-ordinate the overall domestic and international situation, successfully completed the main objectives and tasks of economic and social development for the whole year, and drew a successful conclusion to the 14th five-year, A solid new step has been taken in promoting Chinese-style modernization."

He also mentioned that in the economic field, China's economy is generally stable and steady, with gross domestic product (GDP) growing by 5% to 140.19 trillion yuan (US $19.63 trillion). "Foreign trade has grown rapidly, export diversification has made remarkable progress, and the balance of payments has remained basically balanced, showing strong resilience," Zhu Maoming pointed out. In terms of development, he noted the steady growth of new qualitative productivity and the emergence of many new developments in the field of science and technology. "China is at the forefront in the research and development and application of artificial intelligence, biomedicine, robotics and quantum technology," Zhu Maoming explained. "New breakthroughs have been made in the independent research and development of chips, and the large-scale application of Beidou satellite navigation system has been extended to various industries. China's first domestic aircraft carrier equipped with electromagnetic ejection system, Fujian ship, was officially put into service, with production and sales of more than 16 million new energy vehicles."

Regarding entry and exit facilitation, he said that China has taken the initiative to expand opening up, promoted unilateral "opening up" in an orderly manner, and steadily expanded the unilateral visa-free entry policy and the scope of comprehensive mutual visa exemption. He went on to say that the scale of imports and exports remained stable and the quality improved, with exports growing by 6.1 percent. "The number of newly established foreign-invested enterprises increased by 19.1 percent, and the Hainan Free Trade Port implemented island-wide customs closure operations. We have taken solid steps in building a high-quality 'Belt and Road', further promoting practical cooperation in various fields," he explained.

Zhu Maoming said that in terms of green development, China has vigorously promoted pollution prevention and control, and the overall quality and stability of the ecosystem have been further enhanced. "We have accelerated the green and low-carbon transformation of key industries; more than 130 GW of new energy storage capacity has been installed, and the share of non-fossil energy in total energy consumption has reached 21.7 per cent," he explained. At the same time, Zhu Maoming revealed that China has announced its nationally determined contribution to addressing climate change in 2035, fully demonstrating its commitment as a responsible power. In addition, he said 2025 is the closing year of the 14th Five-Year Plan. "Looking back at the past five years, China has made remarkable achievements," he said. "The total economic output has jumped to a new level, and GDP has successively exceeded 110 trillion yuan (US $15.4 trillion), 120 trillion yuan (US $16.8 trillion), and 130 trillion yuan (US $18.2 trillion). And 140 trillion yuan (US $19.6 trillion), with an average annual growth rate of 5.4 percent, which is much higher than the global average."

Zhu Maoming emphasized that new breakthroughs have been made in technological and industrial innovation, and a number of core key technologies in key areas have been overcome; the added value of the manufacturing industry has ranked first in the world for 16 consecutive years. "High-level opening to the outside world continues to expand, China's position as the world's largest trading country in goods has been further consolidated, and the high-quality joint construction of the'Belt and Road' has made deeper and more tangible progress," he explained. "New achievements have been made in ecological protection: China has become the country with the fastest growth and largest scale of forest resources in the world, and has built the largest and fastest growing renewable energy system in the world."

Zhu Maoming told media representatives that 2026 is the first year of the implementation of the 15th Five-Year Plan. China will focus on the goals and tasks set in the plan, ensure that various policies and measures are effective, and strive to be in the 15th Five-Year Plan. "A good start and a good start during the period. "The main expected development goals for this year are as follows: GDP growth of 4.5-5 per cent, striving for better results; urban survey unemployment rate of about 5.5 per cent, with more than 12 million new urban jobs; CPI growth of about 2 per cent; household income growth keeping pace with economic growth; balance of payments remaining basically balanced; grain production of about 0.7 billion tonnes; and carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP reduced by about 3.8 per cent," he said.