China: what prevents the global economy from overcoming the crisis

Chinese President Xi Jinping said today that although the global economy is emerging from the crisis, it faces many constraining factors, including inflationary risks and chaotic production chains.

The Chinese leader also added that there are risks of a shortage of energy resources, and the uncertainty of the economic recovery process is increasing. At the same time, Xi noted that the Chinese authorities are fully confident in the prospects for the economic development of their own country.

Last year, China's GDP growth was 8.1% compared to 2020 (2.2%), despite numerous local outbreaks of coronavirus infection, problems in the real estate market and the energy crisis. Such figures far exceeded the official forecasts of the authorities, who expected an increase of 6%. The country's total GDP for 2020 amounted to 101.356 trillion yuan ($15.9 trillion).

The consumer price index (CPI) of China in 2021 increased by 0.9% year-on-year, which was significantly lower than the official forecast of the authorities of 3%. By the end of 2020, inflation in China was 2.5%, although the authorities expected an increase of 3.5%.