BEIJING – China’s Premier Li Qiang called for “a comprehensive and objective understanding of the current economic situation” in a meeting with experts and entrepreneurs on Monday, urging them to both acknowledge achievements and recognise problems, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
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Li said economic work in the second half of the year was directly linked to achieving the annual growth target, and called for stabilising employment and releasing the potential for domestic demand, according to a meeting readout aired by CCTV.
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(Reporting by Yukun Zhang and Ryan Woo;)
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This story was originally published July 13, 2026 at 4:31 AM.
