The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held a symposium with non-CPC personages on December 3 in Beijing to solicit their opinions and suggestions on this year's economic situation and the economic work for 2026.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the symposium and delivered an important speech.

(Cover: View of the Central Business District (CBD) in Beijing, capital of China. /VCG)