Consumption key to robust development By OUYANG SHIJIA | China Daily | Updated: 2021-06-25 10:16 Share CLOSE Consumers browse cosmetics at a duty-free store in Haikou, Hainan province, on June 18. [Photo by Wang Chenglong/For China Daily] Political adviser urges more efforts to boost people's purchasing power China needs to adhere to the key strategy of strengthening domestic demand and expanding consumption in the next five years, with a focus on increasing the range of products and services on offer, improving their quality, protecting consumer rights and interests and promoting consumption upgrades, a national political adviser said. Zhi Shuping, a member of the Standing Committee of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said stabilizing and expanding consumption is one of the keys to creating a robust domestic market and fostering a new "dual-circulation" development pattern during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25).