President Xi Jinping has issued a slew of economic-centric instructions in the past week, at a time all eyes are watching Beijing’s stimulus package aimed at shoring up China’s economy.
The latest message from Xi was conveyed on Sunday in the northeastern city of Tianjin during an event to celebrate the 40th anniversary of China’s economic development zones.
During his tour in Fujian, Xi invoked a spirit of “daring to be the first and striving to win”, while in Hefei in Anhui province, he quoted a famous saying: “How many times in life can one seize the moment to fight?”
The economy is under pressure, so that the [central] government really wants to mobilise the local government officials to take stronger initiatives
Vice-Premier He Lifeng conveyed Xi’s instruction during a symposium marking the 40th anniversary of the first national level Economic and Technological Development Zone on Sunday.
