Highlights from Premier Li's news conference
On China-US trade
The trade and economic cooperation between China and the United States should follow business rules, and the two sides should leave the decisions to the market and business leaders, Li said.
The premier said that the two countries should continue to work together to follow the consensus reached between the leaders of the two countries, and foster the Sino-US relationship based on the keynotes of coordination, cooperation and stability. (Read more)
On poverty alleviation
Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday that the central government is determined to prioritize the work of meeting people's essential needs and achieve the country's target in poverty alleviation this year.
He said that China now faces a daunting task in slashing absolute poverty. Before COVID-19 struck, there were about 5 million people living below the official poverty line. Because of the disease, some have fallen back into poverty. (Read more)
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