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China economy gaining momentum despite calls for hardline US stance: senior diplomat

  • American domestic politics should not disrupt ‘stabilising’ bilateral relations, says Qian Jin, Beijing’s number two envoy in New York
  • China achieved its 5.2 per cent growth target in 2023 and avoided ‘massive stimulus’ for short-term gain, he adds

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Qian Jin, Beijing’s deputy consul general in New York, has described China’s economy as “moving steadily forward”. Photo: SCMP
Mark Magnierin New York

China’s economy is gaining momentum towards recovery and high-quality development as it becomes a “modern socialist country in all respects”, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Friday, even as he denigrated American critics calling for hardline policies against the Asian giant.

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The comments by Qian Jin, China’s deputy consul general in New York, come as the administrations of Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping seek to stabilise relations and build on good will following their November summit in California amid escalating US rhetoric ahead of the nation’s presidential election in November.
“Some people have been hyping up [the] so-called ‘China threat’, advocating cutting China off from chips, slapping new sanctions,” said Qian in prepared remarks.
“The stabilising momentum in China-US relations should not be disrupted by domestic politics.”
Friday’s statement, one of several over the past year by Beijing officials aimed at boosting investor and consumer confidence in China’s struggling economy, was released amid a slew of headwinds.
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