Xi’s 2023 New Year Address Signals Stability-First Growth, Managed COVID Transition, and Modernization Drive
The 2022-12-31 address frames 2022 as a year of political consolidation and economic resilience, citing expected GDP above 120 trillion yuan, continued harvest strength, and major technology and defense-industrial milestones. It signals continuity into 2023 with a stability-first macro stance, a new phase of COVID response, and emphasis on unity, modernization, and a peace-and-development external narrative.