Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for more efforts to build a community of shared future for mankind. Addressing the closing meeting of the annual session of the National People’s Congress, Xi also called for greater economic self-reliance and the need to coordinate development and security.

Meanwhile, in a press conference, Premier Li Qiang has highlighted pursuing high-quality development as a priority of the new government. The new premier pledged to strive to ensure stability in job markets, adding China will remain steadfast in reform and opening-up.

What messages do we read from Xi’s address and Li’s press conference?

Host Ding Heng is joined by Dr. Zhou Mi, Senior Research Fellow at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation; Professor Doug Guthrie, Director of China Initiatives at Thunderbird School of Global Management; Dr. George Tzogopoulos, Director of the EU-China Program at CIFE, a France-based research organization.