On December 20, 2022, China released the 10 most popular Chinese buzzwords in 2022. Having been held for 17 consecutive years, the buzzword selection is an annual event jointly launched by the National Language Resources Monitoring and Research Center, the Commercial Press,and others.

The 10 most popular Chinese buzzwords in 2022 are as follows: the Party's 20th National Congress (党的二十大), Chinese path to modernization (中国式现代化), whole-process people's democracy (全过程人民民主), the Chinese people's food supply has remained firmly in their own hands (端稳中国饭碗), digital economy (数字经济), historic gathering in space (太空会师), together for a shared future (一起向未来), my eyes are like rulers (我的眼睛就是尺), digital pickled vegetables (电子榨菜) and the Russia-Ukraine conflict (俄乌冲突).

In this edition, China News Release set a new section called "Keywords," where we will on a monthly basis select a series of keywords from the latest news and give brief explanation of them in both English and Chinese.

make economic stability a top priority and pursue steady progress while ensuring economic stability

稳字当头、稳中求进

The annual Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing from December 15 to 16, 2022 as Chinese leaders decided priorities for the economic work in 2023. The meeting demanded making economic stability a top priority and pursuing steady progress while ensuring economic stability for the next year.

中央经济工作会议2022年12月15日至16日在北京举行。此次会议对2023年的经济工作作出了全面部署。会议强调，明年要坚持稳字当头、稳中求进。