Chinese Premier Li Qiang presided over a State Council executive meeting last Friday (22nd) to study and foster the healthy development of the platform economy. He said that the development of the platform economy is tied to expanding domestic demand, stabilizing employment and benefiting people's livelihood, as well as empowering the real economy and developing new quality productive forces.

It is requested that the overall guidance for the healthy development of the platform economy be further reinforced and policy support be amplified.

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In the meantime, it is essential to strengthen the industrial internet platform system, support consumption internet platform enterprises to tap market potential, enhance the supply of data elements in the field of platform economy, promote the orderly cross-border flow of data in accordance with the law, and enhance the consistency of policies in the field of platform economy with macro policies.

It is necessary to regulate market competition and guide platform enterprises to employ workers in accordance with the law, so as to better leverage the important role of the platform economy in promoting employment.