BEIJING,March25(Xinhua)--Afteragoodstartthisyear,theChineseeconomywillbuoysteadyandsustaineddevelopment,addingcertaintytoglobalgrowthcloudedbyupheavals,anofficialsaidonSaturday.

Thecountryhashitthe"fast-forward"buttononitseconomicgrowthafteritoptimizedtheepidemicpreventionandcontrolmeasures,saidHanWenxiu,executivedeputydirectoroftheofficeoftheCentralCommitteeforFinancialandEconomicAffairs,attheeconomicsummitoftheongoingChinaDevelopmentForum2023.

Passengerflows,logistics,andbusinesstripsinChinaarenormalizingfast,whilethedomesticdemandhasrecovered,saidHan,citingmajoreconomicindicatorsinthefirsttwomonths.

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Thecountry"sretailsales,agaugeofconsumptiongrowth,increased3.5percentyearonyearintheJanuary-Februaryperiod,reversingdeclinesseeninthepreviousthreemonths.

Intheperiod,China"svalue-addedindustrialoutputwentup2.4percentyearonyear,whiletheindexgaugingthecountry"sserviceindustryoutputrose5.5percent.

Withtheacceleratedimplementationofsupportingpolicies,theconfidenceofenterprisesandinvestorsisalsoonthemend,Hansaid.

HealsonotedthatChina"seconomicoperationstillfaceschallengessuchasstagflationrisksandspillovereffectsbroughtbythetightenedmonetarypoliciesofdevelopedeconomies,sayingthatthecountry"s2023growthtargetissetaftertakingtheabovefactorsintoconsideration.

Chinaaimstoexpanditseconomybyaround5percentin2023,accordingtoitsgovernmentworkreport.

"Thecurrentdevelopmentmomentumbodesapromisingprospectforthefull-yeargrowthtarget,"saidHan,addingthatChinawillremainasignificantenginefuelingglobaleconomicgrowth.

ThecontributionofChina"seconomytotheworldeconomicgrowthhasexceeded30percentonaverageinthepastdecade,andthefigurethisyearwillsurpassthatin2022,providingmarketdemandandastrongimpetustotheglobalrecovery,hesaid.

HanalsopointedoutthatChinaisproactiveinstabilizingglobalindustrialandsupplychains,defusingfinancialrisks,attractingforeigninvestments,andupholdingmultilateralism.

Tofurtherrevivetheeconomy,ChinawillmakemoreeffortsinChinesemodernizationtocultivatedevelopmentinthemediumandlongterm,saidHan.

Chinawillexpandinternationalinnovationcooperationandachievegreaterself-relianceandstrengthinscienceandtechnology,hesaid.

Hannotedthatthecountrywouldimprovebirthpoliciesandtheelderlycareservicesystemandsticktohigh-levelopeningup.

"ThepursuitofChinesemodernizationwillsurelyinjectvitalityintotheworld"sprosperity,"headded.■

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