In order to solidly carry out the development and reform work in the second half of the year, and strive to achieve the expected goals for the whole year and various tasks in the 14th Five Year Plan, the National Development and Reform Commission has deployed nine aspects of work for the second half of the year. This is what the reporter learned from the briefing on the development and reform situation in the first half of 2025 held on the 31st. Zheng Zhajie, Director of the National Development and Reform Commission, stated at the meeting that the development and reform system must solidly carry out the development and reform work in the second half of the year, strive to achieve the expected goals for the whole year and various tasks of the 14th Five Year Plan, and lay a solid foundation for a good start to the 15th Five Year Plan. One is to focus on major changes, important indicators, major issues, etc. and do a good job in analyzing and judging the situation. The second is to solidly carry out all the work related to the conclusion of the 14th Five Year Plan. The third is to increase efforts to stabilize investment and promote consumption. The fourth is to cultivate and strengthen new quality productive forces according to local conditions. Fifth, we will deepen the construction of a unified national market. Sixth, we will steadfastly expand high-level opening-up to the outside world. The seventh is to comprehensively transform and promote green and low-carbon development through dual control of carbon emissions. Eighth, comprehensively promote coordinated development between urban and rural areas in the region. Ninth, strengthen comprehensive planning and balance. Zheng Zhajie stated that efforts should be made to stabilize employment, enterprises, markets, and expectations, further strengthen internal circulation, optimize external circulation, and do a good job in dual circulation. At the same time, we will make greater efforts to stabilize employment, solidly maintain the security of key areas such as food, energy, and industrial supply chains, do a good job in ensuring energy and electricity supply during peak summer and peak winter seasons, strengthen safety production and disaster prevention and reduction, enhance risk and hidden danger management in key industries and fields, and strengthen universal, basic, and bottom-up livelihood construction. (New Society)