The state-owned CCTV (May 18) telecast a report on the symposium on stabilizing growth,
stabilizing market players and ensuring employment in Yunnan, chaired by Chinese Premier
Li Keqiang om May 18. The heads of 12 provincial governments in the eastern, central, western,
and north-eastern regions participated in the symposium. Ten of them are ranked among the
top ten in the country in terms of economic aggregate. Li Keqiang said that since the beginning
of this year, "under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi
Jinping at the core, all aspects have implemented the deployment of the CPC Central
Committee and the State Council, and have done a lot of work to stabilize the economy, and
the results have not come easily. However, since March, especially in April, some economic
indicators have weakened significantly, and the downward pressure on the economy has further
increased"
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