People\'s Daily Two Sessions Spotlight 采访

The government work report delivered by Premier Li Keqiang at the opening meeting of China\'s fifth session of the 13th National People\'s Congress said the country\'s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 8.1 percent year-on-year to 114 trillion yuan ($18 trillion) in 2021. The pace was above the government target of above 6 percent.

As the epidemic is still wrecking havoc around the world, there are still economic challenges for China and the world in 2022.

Michael R. Powers, a professor of finance at Tsinghua University\'s School of Economics and Management, shared with

Powers noted that China takes a uniform approach to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, which enables the country to recover more quickly than other nations. And this is the reason why China was able to do well in its GDP growth in 2021.

Narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor is an issue faced by all countries, while promoting common prosperity is one of China\'s missions of the 14th Five-Year Plan. "The political system in the country has the ability to focus for a long term and to address problems when they come up," said Powers when speaking of China\'s advantages to realize the goal.

Powers emphasized China\'s opportunity to introduce changes and modify the direction in which the country is going in the future during a period of tremendous turmoil in the world economy. He believes that China will provide stability in its economy in 2022 and future years as specific actions that the government took in 2021 has laid the groundwork.

李克强总理在第十三届全国人民代表大会第五次会议开幕式上的政府工作报告中提到，2021中国国内生产总值达到114万亿元，增长8.1%。

当前，新冠疫情仍在世界各地肆虐，2022年中国和世界仍面临诸多挑战。

清华大学经济管理学院金融系教授Michael R. Powers在接受人民日报两会专题（

Powers表示，面对疫情，中国采取了统一的做法，使中国比其他国家恢复得更快。这就是为什么中国能够在2021的GDP增长中取得好成绩的原因。

缩小贫富差距是各国面临的问题，促进共同繁荣是中国“十四五”规划的任务之一。Powers在谈到中国实现这一目标的优势时说：“中国的政治体制有能力长期关注问题，并在问题出现时予以解决。”

Powers强调，在世界经济极度动荡的时期，中国有机会利用这一时机积极巩固国家的发展。他认为，中国将在2022和未来几年内为经济发展提供稳定环境，因为政府在2021采取的各项具体行动为此奠定了基础。

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