[Relevant comrades from the Ministry of Finance answer reporters’ questions on S&P International’s maintenance of China’s sovereign credit rating and stable outlook] August 28th: ​​Recently, relevant comrades from the Ministry of Finance were interviewed by reporters on issues related to S&P International Credit Rating Company’s maintenance of China’s sovereign credit rating “A+” and its outlook “stable.” Reporter asked: On August 28, S&P International Credit Rating Company released a report, deciding to maintain China's sovereign credit rating at "A+" and the outlook at "stable." What is the Ministry of Finance's opinion on this? A: We welcome S&P’s decision to maintain China’s sovereign credit rating at “A+” with a “stable” outlook. This result fully affirms China's macroeconomic resilience, fiscal stability and risk prevention and control effectiveness, and reflects the international market's confidence in China's high-quality development prospects. In the first half of 2026, China's economic performance was generally stable, development resilience continued to be demonstrated, industrial structure continued to be optimized, domestic demand potential was steadily released, key areas were effectively guaranteed, and new driving forces increasingly "take the lead", China's economy has achieved effective improvement in quality and reasonable growth in quantity. Recently, the IMF raised China's economic growth forecast for 2026 to 4.6%, once again confirming the international community's positive judgment on China's economic development potential. In the second half of the year, the Chinese government will continue to implement more proactive macro policies, implement a package of fiscal and financial coordination policies to promote domestic demand with greater intensity, enhance the forward-looking, targeted and coordinated nature of policies, and continue to amplify the "combination punch" effect. We will coordinate the expansion of domestic demand and deepen supply-side structural reform, accelerate the development of new productive forces, effectively protect and improve people's livelihood, strive to achieve the annual economic and social development goals, and lay a solid foundation for a good start in the "15th Five-Year Plan". Overall, China's economy has a stable foundation, many advantages, strong resilience, and great potential, and its long-term positive fundamentals have not changed. We have the confidence and ability to continue to consolidate the good development trend, maintain stable and reliable national credit, and continue to gain recognition from the international market.