Source: CCTV
CCTV News: In the year of 2023, we witnessed the joy of the countryside and fields, saw the energetic vitality of the factory workshop, and reunited with the warm and rising "fireworks" in the streets and alleys. This year, the mainland's economy withstood external pressure, overcame internal difficulties, rebounded for the better, and marched forward against the wind. A group of growing economic data depicts the perseverance and struggle of China.
GDP grew by 5.2% year-on-year
In the first three quarters of this year, the gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 5.2% year-on-year, and the total economic output grew rapidly, maintaining a leading growth rate among the world's major economies, and making solid progress in high-quality development.
The total grain output was 1,390.82 billion catties
This year, we have overcome frequent and frequent natural disasters, and the country's grain harvest has been bumper again, with a total output of 1,390.82 billion catties, an increase of 17.76 billion catties over the previous year, and a stable level of more than 1.3 trillion catties for nine consecutive years, setting a new record high.
The "new three" has become a new growth pole for exports
This year, global trade demand continues to be under pressure, but the mainland's foreign trade "new three" exports are still outstanding. According to the data, in the first 11 months of this year, the mainland's new energy vehicles, lithium batteries, photovoltaic products and other "new three" products exported a total of 1,014.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 30.7%, the new growth reflects the continuous accumulation of China's manufacturing capacity, but also shows that China's manufacturing high-quality development in the new advantages are constantly forming.
Progress bit by bit, China is getting better and better
This year, we have opened our markets more confidently, participated more actively in international affairs, and paid more attention to protecting and improving people's livelihood. On the journey of promoting Chinese-style modernization, we are down-to-earth, forge ahead, and make progress bit by bit, which is a better and better China.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative. Over the past 10 years, more than 150 countries and more than 30 international organizations have joined the Belt and Road family, and a large number of landmark projects such as the China-Laos Railway and the Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway have been completed and put into operation. This year, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has come into full effect for 15 signatory countries, and the mainland pilot free trade zone has also been upgraded and expanded to 22.
Join hands with the world to prosper. In the first three quarters of this year, the per capita disposable income of mainland residents reached 29,398 yuan, an increase of 5.9% year-on-year. This year, the results of the third batch of high-value medical consumables and the eighth batch of state-organized drug centralized procurement have been implemented across the country, and the overall cost of oral implantation has also dropped significantly. From January to November this year, the country's new tax cuts and fee reductions and tax refunds and deferrals exceeded 1.8 trillion yuan, and taxpayers in the private economy were the main beneficiaries of preferential tax policies, accounting for 73.8%.
This year, the Chinese Civilization Exploration Project released the latest results, deepening the understanding of the origin and early development of Chinese civilization. A breakthrough has been made in the archaeology of the Sanxingdui site, and it is presumed that the burial age of the six sacrificial pits is concentrated in the late Shang and early Zhou dynasties...... The glorious Chinese civilization has gathered strong spiritual strength for strengthening cultural self-confidence and building a cultural power.
In today's China, the people's better life has been continuously realized, high-level opening-up has been promoted vertically, and its international influence has been increasing...... Step by step, progress bit by bit, the thriving land of China vividly demonstrates the vitality and myriad of Chinese modernization.