That China has maintained healthy economic growth has helped it to cope with the external challenges, realize the goals of macro-regulation relatively well, and make excellent progress in the battles against major risks, poverty and pollution,according to a China Daily editorial.

Tenacity is the term President Xi Jinping used in his keynote speech at the Central Economic Work Conference on Friday to emphasize how China’s economy can maintain its momentum. And despite the risks and uncertainties the Chinese economy faces at home and abroad, the conference said the prospects of better quality economic development and social progress are high.

China has enough reason to be optimistic about its economy, not least because globalization will continue to expand despite some countries’ protectionist and unilateral trade policies. But having a window of opportunity for development is one thing, seizing it is another. Cautious optimism is therefore called for, especially because getting the governments at all levels to implement all the policies to the letter is not an easy task.

As such, tenacity will help China maintain steady and healthy growth provided all the local leaders sincerely and honestly implement the policies in the way they should, China Daily reported.