In the first half, faced with a complex and evolving international environment as well as arduous domestic tasks in reform, development and maintaining stability, China effectively implemented a more proactive macroeconomic policy package, responded calmly to external challenges, overcame domestic difficulties, maintained steady growth in production and supply, and fostered the rapid development of new growth drivers. As a result, the economy maintained an overall stable performance while continuing to move toward higher-quality, innovation-driven development.