Since the beginning of this year, my country's economic operation has started smoothly and started well. It is the result of unity, hard work and hard work in all aspects, the result of strengthening confidence and stabilizing expectations, and the result of continuous efforts in all work and more powerful policies. At present, my country's macroeconomic governance system has been further improved, the policy toolbox is sufficient, and the forward-looking, targeted and effective nature of macroeconomic regulation has been continuously improved, which can provide strong support for economic growth. "This is a historic moment." On April 19, 2025, the world's first humanoid robot half marathon was successfully held in Yizhuang, Beijing. The "Tiangong Ultra" robot with long legs and fast steps, and the "Little Naughty Boy" robot with small size and steady steps have all won the applause of the audience and online netizens.
Embroidered intelligence moves from vision to reality, which is closely related to policy support. Taking Beijing as an example, not only has the establishment of a national and local governments to jointly build an embodied intelligent robot innovation center, but also has issued an action plan for embodied intelligent technology innovation and industry cultivation, and has made every effort to build embodied intelligent innovation highland and industrial new city in Haidian, Yizhuang and other places, and promote the deep integration of industry, academia and research with precise policies, and cultivate and expand the embodied intelligent industry.
Whether it is focusing on development or promoting innovation, whether it is expanding consumption or improving people's livelihood, it is necessary to play a leading role in policies and strengthen the policy combination effect. Since the beginning of this year, my country's economic operation has started smoothly and started well. It is the result of unity and hard work in all aspects, the result of strengthening confidence and stabilizing expectations, and the result of continuous efforts in all work and more powerful policies.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "The economy is large in scale, and moving forward requires greater driving force." Where does the "driver" come from? The driving force from scientific and technological innovation, the release of vitality from business entities, and the driving force from the huge market... The intensity of these "drivers" are inseparable from policy effectiveness.
From the perspective of innovation motivation, in the first quarter of this year, my country's sales revenue increased by 13.4% year-on-year, the sales revenue of new energy vehicle manufacturing increased by 18.6% year-on-year, and the sales revenue of equipment manufacturing increased by 9.7% year-on-year. Domestic big models are well-known around the world, the low-altitude economy is gradually taking off, embodied intelligence is emerging, and new energy vehicles continue to grow at a high growth trend. These popular industries have gradually become new engines to promote economic and social development, relying on technological breakthroughs and market promotion, but also the support of industrial policies and the careful care of the promising government.
From the perspective of corporate vitality, according to the website of the China Small and Medium Enterprises Association, the small and medium-sized enterprise development index in the first quarter of 2025 was 89.5, an increase of 0.5 points from the fourth quarter of last year. Indicators such as enterprise operating rate, orders, and sales have steadily improved. The private enterprise symposium held in February emphasized that the Party and the state’s basic policies and policies on the development of the private economy "will consistently adhere to and implement them." All localities and departments have implemented policies and measures to promote the development of the private economy, which has greatly encouraged private economic personnel and promoted the continuous improvement of the production and operation conditions of private enterprises.
From the perspective of expanding domestic demand, driven by the policy of exchanging consumer goods trade-in policy, in the first quarter of this year, the retail sales of commodities in communication equipment and cultural office supplies units above the limit increased by more than 20% year-on-year, and the retail sales of commodities in household appliances, audio-visual equipment and furniture increased by nearly 20% year-on-year. These items alone drove the total retail sales of consumer goods by 1.4 percentage points. The "two new" and "two-fold" policies have been expanded, and the "Special Action Plan to Boost Consumption" has been released to support the real estate market to stop falling and stabilize... Grasping the prominent contradiction of insufficient effective demand, strengthening policy supply and policy guidance, has formed an effective pull on domestic demand.
It can be seen that the continuous increase in macroeconomic policies and become more powerful is an important guarantee for the continued recovery and positive trend of economic operation. At present, my country's macroeconomic governance system has been further improved, policy toolbox reserves are sufficient, and the forward-looking, targeted and effective nature of macroeconomic regulation continues to improve, which can provide strong support for economic growth. Preview the whole year from the first quarter, we will make efforts to promote the implementation and effectiveness of established policies as soon as possible, and promptly introduce new incremental policies according to the needs of the situation. The new and old deployments are closely connected, and a "combination punch" of policies will surely continuously enhance economic resilience and reliability, and promote my country's economy to be stable and improving and continue to improve.
Strengthening expectations and promoting confidence boost depends on both policy supply and policy implementation. Especially for various supporting policies, only by accurately focusing on key areas, finely irrigating key matters, and resolutely preventing "leakage", can we fully stimulate the vitality of various business entities, enhance the confidence of consumers, and maximize the effectiveness of the policy. To implement policies, we also need to implement policies to alleviate difficulties and reduce burdens for enterprises, focus on standardizing law enforcement behaviors related to enterprises, further solve problems such as arrears of accounts, difficulty and high cost of financing, and effectively help enterprises solve development difficulties.
At present, external shocks such as tariffs have put some pressure on the stable operation of my country's economy, but my country is ready to deal with various uncertainties. Implement more active and effective macro policies, use improving people's livelihood as the starting point to promote the recovery of domestic consumption, and use supply-side structural reform as a starting point to stimulate internal economic vitality. No one can stop China's economic ship and will surely move forward steadily.
