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　　Editor"s Note:

　　Currently, China"s economy is steadily advancing along the path of high-quality development, even as domestic and international circumstances become increasingly complex. Some Western media, due to misunderstanding or bias, have repeatedly questioned or even distorted China"s economic development. Accordingly, the Global Times launches the "Q&A on China"s Economy" column to publish opinion pieces to present facts and clarify perceptions.

　　As China announced its new annual economic growth targets, voices hyping up the "Peak China" rhetoric have resurfaced in some Western public opinion. Such arguments are not only inconsistent with the facts but also show a lack of respect for the logic of China"s economic development. At present, the global economic recovery remains weak, and the international landscape is fraught with changes and turbulence. Some Western countries, grappling with deepening internal contradictions and growth pressures, attempt to misinterpret China"s measured adjustments during its economic transformation and upgrading as having "peaked" or even "declined." Ultimately, such claims stem either from malicious slander or from a failure to comprehend the fundamental logic that China"s economy has entered a stage of high-quality development, resulting in misinterpretations, misjudgments and amateurish remarks.