Fellow Deputies,On behalf of the State Council, I will now report to you on thegovernment's work of the past five years and lay out what we propose forthis year's work for your deliberation and approval. I also invite commentsfrom the members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's PoliticalConsultative Conference (CPPCC).I will begin with a review of our work over the past five years.The five years since the first session of the 12th National People'sCongress (NPC) have been a truly remarkable five years in the course of ourcountry's development. Facing an extremely complex environment both athome and abroad, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Chinawith Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, has rallied and led the Chinese people ofall ethnic groups to forge ahead. We have moved forward with thefive-sphere integrated plant and the four-pronged comprehensive strategy,2and made new advances on all fronts of reform, opening up, and socialistmodernization.At its 19th National Congress, the Party established the position in historyof Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a NewEra, and mapped out an inspiring blueprint and a program of action forsecuring a decisive victory in building a moderately prosperous society in allrespects and for striving for the success of socialism with Chinesecharacteristics for a new era. This is of great immediate significance andfar-reaching historical significance.All regions and all government departments have strengthened theirconsciousness of the need to maintain political integrity, think in big-picturetenns, follow the leadership core, and keep in alignment. The newdevelopment philosophy has been thoroughly acted upon, the 12th Five-YearPlan has been fully completed, and implementation of the 13th Five-Year Planhas seen smooth progress. In economic and social development we havemade historic achievements and seen historic change.Over the past five years, economic strength has reached a new high.China's gross domestic product (GDP) has risen from 54 trillion to 82.71 The five-sphere integrated plan is a plan to promote coordinated economic, political,cultural, social, and ecological advancement.2 The four-pronged comprehensive strategy is a strategy of comprehensive moves tofinish building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, deepen reform, advancelaw-based governance, and strengthen Party self-governance.1trillion yuan, registering average annual growth of 7.1 percent; and its sharein the global economy has grown to roughly 15 percent, up from 11.4 percent.China's contribution to global growth has exceeded 30 percent. Governmentrevenue has increased from 11.7 trillion to 17.3 trillion yuan. Consumer pricesrose at an average annual rate of 1.9 percent, maintaining a relatively lowlevel of growth. More than 66 million new urban jobs have been added, andour country, with its population of over 1.3 billion, has achieved relatively fullemployment.Over the past five years, the structure of the Chinese economy has seen a majortransformation.With the share of the service sector rising from 45.3 to 51.6 percent of theeconomy, consumption's contribution to growth has increased from 54.9 to58.8 percent, becoming the main driver of growth. High-tech manufacturinghas achieved an average annual increase of 11.7 percent, and the annual grainyield has reached 600 million metric tons. China's urbanization rate has risenfrom 52.6 to 58.5 percent, and more than 80 million people who haverelocated from rural to urban areas have gained permanent urban residency.Over the past five years, innovation-driven development has yielded fruitfuloutcomes.China's investment in research and development (R&D) has grown at anaverage annual rate of 11 percent, ranking second in the world in scale. Thecontribution of technological advances to economic growth has risen from52.2 to 57.5 percent. In manned spaceflight, deep-water exploration, quantumcommunications, large aircraft development, and more, China has seen astream of major outcomes of innovation. In high-speed rail, e-commerce,mobile payments, and the sharing economy, China is leading the world.The Internet Plus model has permeated every industry and every field.Business startups and innovation are thriving all over the country, and theaverage number of new businesses opened daily has risen from over 5,000 tomore than 16,000. Rapidly emerging new growth drivers are reshapingChina's growth model, are profoundly changing the way we live and work,and have become a new hallmark of China's innovation-driven development.Over the past five years, significant headway has been made in reform andopening up.In reform, we have made strong moves across the board, secured majoradvances in many areas, and driven deeper in pursuing progress, makingbreakthroughs in reforms in important fields and key links. Reforms tostreamline administration and delegate powers, improve regulation, and2。。。。。。