In response to public opinion that the slowdown in China's economic growth may constitute risks for global economic development, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that it was inevitable that the problems existing in the process of economic recovery after hype or amplifying the Chinese recovery process were inevitable.
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday (August 16) at a routine press conference that the Chinese economic slowdown of the risk of the global risk is contrary to the facts.In fact, China's economy has continued to recover, and its overall recovery is still an important engine of world economic growth.
Wang Wenbin said that China's GDP increased by 5.5%year -on -year in the first half of this year, which is obviously faster than the economic growth rate of 3%last year, and it is faster than the epidemic in three years.More than three percentage points exceeding the US growth rate.The International Monetary Fund issued the latest world economic outlook report last month. It is expected that China's economy will grow by 5.2%this year, and the contribution rate of world economic growth will reach one -third.
Wang Wenbin also said that the high -quality development of China's economy has been promoted solidly, and the highlights of quality increase are prominent.Consumption has a significant increase in economic growth, the continuous industrial upgrading trend, and the strong advantages of foreign trade toughness.
But Wang Wenbin also admits that the current world economic recovery is weak, global inflation continues, financial market turmoil, and debt pressures have risen, and the economies of various countries are facing a lot of challenges.After the Chinese epidemic prevention and control is stable and controlled, economic recovery is a process of wavy development and twists and turns. It is inevitable that there will be difficulties in development and problems in advance.Solution, the results have been or are now appearing. "
He said that China has recently introduced a series of targeted and high -gold measures such as restoring and expanding consumption, promoting the development and growth of the private economy, and increasing foreign investment."A small number of Western politicians and the media amplify the staged problems in the process of economic recovery in China. In the end, the fate of reality is inevitable."
Wang Wenbin reiterated that China's economic toughness, great potential, vitality, vitality, vitality, vitality, vitality, vitalityFull and long -term good fundamentals have not changed.China has confidence, conditions, and capable of high quality to complete the task of economic and social development throughout the year, promote the wider future of China's economic giant wheels, and continue to provide a steady stream of motivation for the world economic recovery and growth.
The various economic indicators of macro data in China in July have declined. Many analysts believe that these weak data show that the Chinese economy may have fallen into a tightening.
U.S. President Biden also said at a event on August 10 that China's economic growth has slowed down, the unemployment rate remains high, and the population that reaches the retirement age exceeds the labor population.He is worried that this second largest economy in the world may become a "timing bomb" that threatens other parts of the world; US Treasury Secretary Yellen also said that the slowdown in China's economy is a "risk factor" for the United States.