On March 13, 2026, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng emphasized at “China in Springtime: China’s Development Opportunities for the World” Global Dialogue U.S. Session that with more robust development momentum, Chinese modernization will continue to provide a main driver for global economic growth.

Ambassador Xie said that in 2025, the Chinese economy forged ahead against all odds, with the GDP growing by 5%, demonstrating strong resilience. China has entered the top 10 of the Global Innovation Index, and has become the first country to amass over 5 million valid domestic invention patents. At the beginning of 2026, large AI models such as DeepSeek and Seedance keep wowing people. Humanoid robots took the stage at the Spring Festival Gala with a thrilling martial arts performance. The Spring Festival holiday saw a total of 596 million domestic trips, hitting a new high. All these are vivid examples of the diverse drivers of China’s development. In the coming five years, China will continue to build a robust domestic market, foster new growth drivers at a faster pace, step up efforts to achieve greater self-reliance and strength in science and technology, deepen reform in key areas, accelerate the green transition across the board, develop new quality productive forces in light of local conditions, create new forms of smart economy, and nurture industries of the future such as quantum technology, embodied AI, brain-computer interfaces, and 6G technology. The Chinese economy is becoming greener and of higher quality, and the world’s factory is evolving into a bustling hub of innovation. While trading globally, we are also empowering the world, sharing both our resources and expertise to drive global development and prosperity.