Barring a “black swan” event, China can achieve 6 percent GDP growth this year, argues a top Chinese economist.
A summit titled "Promoting the Integration of the Digital Economy and the Real Economy" held during the China Development Forum, March 25, 2023. Credit: China Development Forum
According to China’s National Bureau of Statistics, the economy grew by 4.5% year on year in the first quarter of 2023. While that hardly matches the robust growth of the pre-pandemic period, it did exceed market expectations. And with the right policies, China can do even better.
There is plenty of pessimism about China’s economic prospects nowadays, with many warning – not without reason – that China has entered a deflationary period. In the first quarter of 2023, China’
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