China to Drive World Economic Recovery, Says a Top Communist Official

Zhao Leji, chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, speaks at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum of Asia, in Boao, China, on March 28, 2024.

Brushing off domestic economic headwinds, a top Communist Party official said Thursday that China aims to drive the world’s recovery this year by pushing forward reforms and making tech innovation a new point of growth.