Data collection workers train embodied robots on April 27, 2026, teaching tasks such as sorting food and grasping bottles at a software park in Fuzhou, East China"s Fujian Province. The factory acts as a "pre-job training school," bridging lab demonstrations and real-world applications across industries. Photo: VCG

　　Speaking of China"s economic performance in the first four months, Fu Linghui, spokesperson and chief economist of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), cited several reasons that show steady economic growth: Production and supply maintained steady growth, market sales continued to expand, foreign trade showed strong resilience, employment and prices remained stable overall, new growth drivers strengthened, and high-quality development advanced with improved momentum.

　　The April economic data released on Monday pointed to steady economic momentum in the first four months of the year and continued gains in high-quality development despite external uncertainties.

　　Statisticians from the NBS and Chinese experts noted that in general, China"s economy maintained a steady recovery and upward momentum from January to April, with continuous structural optimization, growing new drivers, and steadily increasing foreign investor confidence. Despite a complex and volatile external environment and remaining domestic structural challenges, the Chinese economy remains highly resilient, full of potential and vitality. The fundamentals supporting long-term positive growth have not changed.

　　Despite new challenges both internationally and domestically, China"s economy remains stable, Wang Guanhua, a spokesperson for the NBS, stated at a press conference on Monday.