Will the upcoming Central Economic Work Conference step on the gas for China to return to normal after three years of pandemic isolation? The Central Economic Work Conference will be rich in directives and numbers, including an annual GDP target for 2023. Were that unfortunately to be the situation, confidence would be shattered and it would need even greater efforts for the country to emerge from Covid. Investors and trading partners want to see more than just the figures that are routinely revealed at the end of each economic work conference. While the impact of the pandemic is temporary, the effect of economic development is long lasting.

Source: The Standard December 13, 2022 01:13 UTC