Tianjin targets an economic expansion of 6.5 percent in 2021, according to the continuing yearly session of the municipal people's congress.
Tianjin plans to augment its fixed assets investment by 8 percent and its total retail sales up by 5 percent in 2021, Liao Guoxun, mayor of Tianjin, stated in his government work report delivered on Monday, January 25.
According to the statement, Tianjin also plans to create about 350,000 new jobs, with its urban joblessness rate to stay at about 5.5 percent in 2021.