A ship unloaded 565 tons of dragon fruit imported from Vietnam at the Dalian container terminal in Dalian, Liaoning province, on April 27, 2020. [Photo by Yu Xinwen/for chinadaily.com.cn]

China's economic recovery is set to benefit member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), even amid continuing uncertainty over COVID-19, a leading Asian economist said.

亚洲一位知名经济学家说，尽管新冠肺炎疫情仍存在不确定性，但中国的经济复苏将惠及东南亚国家联盟（简称东盟）成员国。

"China is an important economic partner of ASEAN, and at a time when the developed economies are suffering from a sharp downturn, China is the only large source of demand that could still be growing," said Manu Bhaskaran, founding director and CEO of Centennial Asia Advisors, an economic consultancy in Singapore.

新加坡经济咨询机构百年亚洲咨询公司的创始董事兼首席执行官马努·巴斯卡兰说：“中国是东盟重要的经济伙伴。在发达经济体经济遭受重创之际，中国是唯一的巨大需求来源，且需求仍在增长。”

The convening of the "two sessions" has shown that China's all-out war against the COVID-19 epidemic has achieved significant strategic results, injecting confidence and impetus to world development, many foreign political parties have said. In messages recently sent to the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, foreign political party leaders said the ongoing "two sessions" demonstrate China's firm determination to coordinate the prevention and control of the epidemic and its economic and social development.

多国政党政要致电致函中共中央对外联络部，祝贺中国两会召开，认为这表明中国疫情防控阻击战取得重大战略成果，传递出中国统筹疫情防控和经济社会发展的坚定决心，也为世界发展传递了信心和动力。

Gabonese Democratic Party Secretary General Eric Dodo Bounguendza said that as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the world, China's successful convening of the "two sessions" demonstrates that China has achieved significant strategic results in the fight against the COVID-19 outbreak. Noting that the epidemic cannot stop the CPC from leading the Chinese people in their development and progress, Bounguendza said he is confident that the success of the "two sessions" will further unite the Chinese people, and achieve the great goal of eradicating poverty and achieving a moderately prosperous society in all respects as scheduled.

加蓬民主党总书记本根扎表示，在全球新冠肺炎疫情肆虐的背景下，中国成功召开两会，用事实表明中方战疫已取得重大战略成果。疫情不能阻止中国共产党带领中国人民发展前进的步伐，相信两会的胜利举行一定能进一步团结中国人民，按预定计划实现脱贫攻坚和全面建成小康社会的伟大目标。

President of Brazil's Workers' Party Gleisi Hoffmann said that the convening of the "two sessions" in the special context of the global outbreak of COVID-19 is of great significance to China and the world in combating the pandemic and restoring economic and social development. She expressed her confidence that the "two sessions" will find solutions to a series of problems the world is facing, and thus usher countries out of the current crisis and in building a better world.

巴西劳工党主席霍夫曼表示，中国两会在全球暴发新冠肺炎疫情的特殊背景下召开，对于中国乃至全球抗击疫情、恢复经济社会发展具有极其重要的意义。我们相信两会将就当前面临的一系列新问题找到解决之道，引领各国走出危机，建设一个更加美好的世界。

Juan Carlos Latorre, president of the Christian Democratic Organization of America, thanked the CPC for sending a message on the convening of the "two sessions" and China's experience in advancing the resumption of work and production. The unexpected pandemic has taught the human race a painful lesson that no country can beat the coronavirus alone, he said, urging all countries to work together to solve this global crisis.

美洲基民组织主席拉托雷感谢中国共产党致信介绍中国两会召开情况和全面推进复工复产的宝贵经验，他表示，突如其来的疫情为人类带来沉痛教训，在全球危机面前，没有任何国家能独善其身，必须进一步加强国际合作，促进各国团结。

Jan Zahradil, a veteran member of the European Parliament and chairman of the EU-China Friendship Group in the European Parliament, noted that a raft of measures aimed at boosting economic and social recovery have been passed at China's "two sessions," which will inject strong confidence and impetus into China's war on poverty and other stated goals. In its 2020 government work report, China has vowed to stay committed to opening its doors wider to the world and promote trade liberalization and facilitation, he said, which will provide policy support for practical cooperation between the European Union (EU) and China, and promote the healthy development of EU-China comprehensive strategic partnership.

欧洲议会资深议员、欧洲议会欧中友好小组主席扎赫拉迪尔表示，中国两会审议通过助力经济社会恢复发展的各项举措，为实现中国既定的脱贫攻坚等目标注入强劲信心和动力。此次中国政府工作报告中提出“坚定不移扩大对外开放”“推动贸易和投资自由化便利化”，将为欧中务实合作提供政策保障，推进欧中全面战略伙伴关系健康发展。

Temesgen Hurkato, the Research and Ideology head of Ethiopia's Prosperity Party, said that the important claims of safeguarding its sovereignty and the practice of "one country, two systems" that China has brought out in the government work report are critically important to Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan affairs, which Ethiopia totally agrees. Temesgen said China is the world's second largest economy. When the whole world is thinking about the post-pandemic world order, they all set their sights on the East.

埃塞俄比亚繁荣党意识形态与研究部部长特梅斯根表示，中国在政府工作报告中提出维护国家主权和“一国两制”的重要主张，对处理好涉港澳台事务至关重要，埃塞俄比亚对此完全赞同。中国是世界第二大经济体，当全世界都在思考后疫情时代的世界秩序时，所有人的眼光都投向东方。

Employees work at the production line of a JAC Motors plant in Hefei, Anhui province, on May 26, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]

If you want to have a better understanding of the world's second-largest economy, then you should look at its five-year plan for economic and social development.

如果你想更好地了解中国这个世界第二大经济体，那么你应该看看它的经济和社会发展五年规划。

The year 2020 is a juncture where China will wrap up the plan for the 2016-2020 period and prepare for its next master plan. Such a policy blueprint usually sets forth China's strategic intentions and defines its major objectives, tasks and measures for economic and social development.

2020年，中国将完成2016-2020年五年规划（“十三五”），并为下一个总体规划做准备。这种政策蓝图通常是对中国战略意图的阐述，以及对中国经济社会发展的主要目标、任务和措施的确定。

set forth：陈述，提出

China is now in the homestretch to completing the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects and achieving the targets set in the 13th five-year plan.

当前，中国已进入全面建成小康社会、实现“十三五”规划目标的收官阶段。

homestretch ['həʊm'stretʃ]：n.工作的最后部分；（比赛）最后一段跑道

While the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased uncertainties for development, the country has shown firm determination to deliver the goals as scheduled.

尽管新冠肺炎疫情大大增加了发展的不确定性，但我国已显示出如期实现目标的坚定决心。

The ongoing annual sessions of the national legislature and political advisory body, known as the "two sessions," have further prepared the country in securing the final victories and offered clues of what would top the agenda of development policies in the medium term.

正在举行的全国人大和政协会议，即“两会”，为确保最后的胜利做了进一步的准备，并为中期发展政策议程提供了线索。

不为2020年设定具体的GDP增长目标

China's decision not to set a specific GDP target for 2020 has captured headlines worldwide, raising questions on its economic resilience amid pandemic fallout.

中国决定不为2020年设定具体的GDP增长目标，这一决定吸引了全球媒体的目光，有些人因此对疫情影响下的经济韧性产生质疑。

Analysts said that putting headline GDP growth targets on the back burner is a move of practical significance to the country's long-term growth, as it is only one of the many fundamentals of economic prosperity, manifested in the 2016-2020 plan.

分析人士表示，将众人关注的GDP增长目标放在次要位置，对中国的长期增长具有重要的实际意义，因为这只是2016-2020年五年规划中体现的经济繁荣的众多基本面之一。

The plan, adopted in March 2016, was in part designed to address China's structural challenges and ensure long-term prosperity and economic growth, and put forward new gauges of the progress in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects.

2016-2020年五年规划于2016年3月通过，部分是为了应对中国面临的结构性挑战，确保长期繁荣和经济增长，并提出了全面建设小康社会进程的新标准。

Green and innovative development was highlighted by the plan.

这一规划强调了绿色发展和创新发展。

Premier Li Keqiang waves to reporters before he takes questions at a news conference via video link in Beijing on May 28, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]

以下为本次记者会要点

On reducing corporate operating costs

降低企业经营成本

China will introduce more targeted and effective measures to further reduce corporate operating costs and the country will achieve its development goals for this year, as well as the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, Li Keqiang said.

中国将采取更有针对性、更有效的措施，进一步降低企业经营成本，实现今年的发展目标和全面建成小康社会的目标。

Li said that China has still reserved policies in fiscal, financial and social security arenas and the country is in a strong position to quickly introduce new measures to keep its economic development on a steady course.

我们还留有政策空间，不管是财政、金融、社保，都有政策储备，可以及时出台新的政策，而且不会犹豫，保持中国经济稳定运行至关重要。

On protecting jobs, livelihoods

注重稳就业、保民生

China's economic policies in coping with shocks of the novel coronavirus will focus on keeping jobs and protecting people's livelihoods.

中国应对新冠肺炎疫情冲击的经济政策将注重稳就业、保民生。

The focus of the country's massive supportive policies is not large infrastructure construction projects, the Premier said, adding that about 70 percent of the funds from the supportive policies will be used to increase people's income, which can spur consumption and increase market demand.

我们推出的规模性政策主要不是依赖上基建项目。我们这次所采取的规模性政策，用了70%左右的资金比较直接地去支撑居民收入，因为这样做就可以促进消费、带动市场。

On COVID-19 outbreak

新冠肺炎疫情

China and many other countries are investing into the research and development of vaccines, effective drugs and testing agents, which, when available, should become public goods, Li said on Thursday, adding China is ready to share those products.

加快研发疫苗、有效药物、检测试剂，中国和许多国家都在进行投入，我们也愿意开展国际合作。这些产品是全球公共产品，我们愿意共享。

China will continue to manage any outbreak promptly and control the contagion in a scientific manner, and no cover-up will be allowed, Li said.

一旦发现疫情，坚决予以管控，不允许有任何隐瞒，而且要科学进行防治。

On Taiwan

两岸关系发展

China's principle and policy toward Taiwan has been consistent, adhering to the one-China principle and the 1992 Consensus, Li said.

我们对台的大政方针是一贯的，也是世人共知的。一个中国原则、“九二共识”都要坚持。