Xi Focuses on Jobs and Growth in 2023 Agenda, While Affirming Taiwan Reunification Goal
• Xi vows to strengthen economic momentum and deliver on job creation, acknowledging some companies and citizens had a difficult 2023 • Aims to improve well-being as part of Communist Party's social contract with people • Targets 5% growth in 2024 but achieving that will be harder due to higher base • Touts China's manufacturing achievements like passenger jets, cruise ships, EVs • Repeats goal of "reunification" with Taiwan ahead of its election on Jan. 13