BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are the highlights of the Chinese government work report submitted Tuesday to the national legislature for deliberation.

 

-- 2024 GDP growth target: around 5 percent

 

-- Creating over 12 million jobs in urban areas

 

-- Ratio of deficit to GDP: 3 percent

 

-- Special-purpose bonds for local governments: 3.9 trillion yuan

 

-- Issuing ultra-long special treasury bonds

 

-- Launching AI Plus initiative

 

-- Enhancing disruptive and frontier technology research

 

-- Launching year-long program to stimulate consumption

 

-- Investment from central government budget: 700 billion yuan

 

-- Expanding domestic demand

 

-- Ensuring national treatment for foreign-funded enterprises

 

-- Working toward joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

 

-- Pursuing higher-standard opening up

 

-- Defusing risks in property, local debt, small and medium-sized financial institutions

 

-- Ensuring both development and security

 

-- Advancing energy revolution

 

-- Opposing "Taiwan independence" and external interference

 

-- Upholding international fairness and justice