On March 27, the China Public Diplomacy Association (CPDA) hosted the "Linjia No.7 Salon" exchange meeting at the Crane Hall of the Beijing International Club. The event featured a keynote speech by Professor Li Daokui, Dean of the Institute for Chinese Economic Practice and Thinking (ACCEPT) at Tsinghua University, on the spirit of China's National "Two Sessions" and the new phase of high-quality economic development. The session included interactive exchanges with journalists from domestic and international media outlets such as China Media Group, People’s Daily, Xinhua News Agency, Global Times, Phoenix TV, as well as foreign correspondents from Market News International (U.S.), Kyodo News (Japan), Deutsche Presse-Agentur (Germany), The Korea Economic Daily (South Korea), and the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), among others. Ambassador Tong Xiaoling of the CPDA presided over the meeting.

Professor Li noted that, from the perspective of economic policy, this year’s "Two Sessions" was a highly significant meeting, putting forward new ideas and frameworks for China's economic development and signaling that 2025 will be a year of economic recovery. To interpret the current policies aimed at stabilizing growth and advancing high-quality development, it is essential to consider both the reality of China’s economic slowdown over the past decade and the broader context of China’s long-term vision for 2035 and its two-step strategy to achieve Chinese modernization. The Government Work Report adopted during the "Two Sessions" highlighted two major policy directions: first, a strong emphasis on boosting consumption, improving investment efficiency, and comprehensively expanding domestic demand, with economic policies increasingly focused on benefiting livelihoods, promoting consumption, and channeling more resources toward "investing in people" to enhance public well-being, happiness, and a sense of fulfillment; second, accelerating technological innovation and vigorously developing new quality productive forces, which entails strengthening basic and applied research to reshape production processes through scientific and technological advancements. Professor Li urged the media to delve deeper into China’s policymaking logic when reporting on economic policies, rather than merely skimming the surface of official documents, and to examine the broader strategic thinking as well as the concrete measures taken by central and local governments to implement policies. He welcomed policymakers from around the world to visit China and gain firsthand insight into the underlying dynamics of its economic development.

During the exchange, Professor Li also elaborated on policy positions regarding issues of interest to Chinese and foreign journalists, including China-U.S. economic and trade relations, the long-term impact of Western technological restrictions on China’s economy, the effects of trade wars on Global South countries, follow-up measures to stimulate China’s economy, how China’s high-quality development can benefit African nations and people, and China’s perspective on the role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Ambassador Tong Xiaoling stated that the "Two Sessions" sent a strong signal that China will fully advance high-quality development and further expand openness, not only charting a new blueprint for the country’s socioeconomic progress but also conveying unwavering confidence in win-win cooperation to the world. She cited Premier Li Qiang’s recent remarks during a meeting with U.S. representatives at the China Development Forum 2025, where he stressed that no country has achieved prosperity through tariff hikes. Ambassador Tong emphasized that Chinese modernization will contribute to the modernization of developing countries and the world at large.

This event marked the first session of the "Linjia No.7 Salon" series on economic themes, attracting 50 Chinese and international media outlets.