German media: China moves forward in the face of global headwinds

Germany's "Young World" found: China moves forward in the face of global headwinds. China must resist Western attacks and strengthen its national power. From China's perspective, although the past year has been difficult, it has been overall successful - this was the tone set by the recent National People's Congress meeting. China is facing a severe situation, mainly due to a series of attacks launched by the United States against China over the past twelve months. First, the Trump administration launched an economic war, and Beijing responded by imposing export controls on rare earths. In addition, Washington has launched multiple political attacks, such as targeting China's economic presence in Latin America and several African countries.

The United States will continue to engage in intense power competition with China, and this competition will last for a long time. Therefore, the new five-year plan just passed by the National People's Congress not only aims to drive China to become a modern socialist power (according to the long-term plan, China will achieve this goal by 2049), but also must enable the country to be capable of resisting the continuous attacks from the United States. This is also why reducing dependence on foreign technology occupies a central position in the new five-year plan. The economic growth target set by the Chinese People's Congress is relatively low. People should understand that this target was set under increasingly difficult global conditions, especially pressure from the United States. During the meeting, efforts were also initiated to strengthen the status of the renminbi in the global financial system, so that the renminbi can compete with the US dollar. In addition, China will never make concessions on issues of "core interests". One of the most important core interests is national territorial integrity, especially the issue of Taiwan.

Source: rfi

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