Confidence booster

Top policymakers' assurance about the efficacy of macroeconomic control, justified by China's speedy and stable economic growth, will help boost public confidence in the country's ability to meet challenges ahead.

However, it is their sharpened awareness to take international factors into account that reassures us that the country is better prepared to address domestic problems in view of their increasing global implications.

At a press conference held on the sidelines of the National People's Congress yesterday, top Chinese policymakers elaborated on their understanding of economic issues of public concern.