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China's economy remains resilient despite external risks, says Xi

Attendant wearing a face mask serves tea for Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's economy remains resilient and there are ample policy tools at Beijing's disposal despite rising external risks, President Xi Jinping said in remarks published on Saturday.

The world's second-largest economy has steadily recovered from a virus-induced slump, but analysts say policymakers face a tough job to maintain stable expansion over the next several years to turn China into a high-income nation.

"The basic characteristics of China's economy with sufficient potential, great resilience, strong vitality, large space for manoeuvre and many policy instruments have not changed," Xinhua news agency quoted Xi as saying.

China has strong manufacturing capacity, very large domestic markets and huge investment potentials, Xi said.

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Xi reaffirmed a "dual circulation" strategy that would help steer the economy towards greater self-reliance, as U.S. hostility and a global pandemic increase external risks.

China still enjoyed "strategic opportunities" in its development, although the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated global challenges as globalisation slows and unilateralism and protectionism are rising, Xi was quoted as saying at a meeting on the country's 14th five-year plan (2021-2025).

"We must seek our development in a more unstable and uncertain world," he said.

Xi urged calmness amid rising difficulties and challenges.

"The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation can never be achieved easily with the beating of gongs and drums," he said.

(Reporting by Kevin Yao; Editing by Alex Richardson)