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China?? trade surplus swelled to a record å¤??ä¸????2023å¹´ä¸????´æ?èµ??ç®?????许å???¸¥
US$877.6 billion in 2022 despite weakening US ?¼é?????½å??½æ??´æ?æ³?´¾?£å?ç±?ºº????????ç½?
and European demand and COVID-19 control ??¤§è§?¨¡é¡¹ç???
measures; FDI into the Chinese mainland, in actual
use, expanded 8% year-on-year to US$189.13
billion. As for international organizations??
expectations for China?? economic growth in
2023, most revised China?? growth outlook higher
for 2023: IMF from 4.4% to 5.2%; World Bank:
4.5%; Goldman Sachs from 4.5% to 5.2%; Morgan
Stanley from 5.2% to 5.4% then to 5.7%. Our 2023
Special Report created a certain snapshot in time
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as well as an historic surge in refugee flows. è¦???£å????????´é?????£ä»·?¼ã??
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higher investor uncertainty weighs on asset ä¿???²ç????è¿??æ¥å??§å?è¾¾å??ºã????´å??ºå?
prices, tightening financial conditions and ???ä¸??å®¶ä??´ç????????´å¹¿æ³?????ä¸???¨ç?ç»?
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emerging markets. Russia and Ukraine are major ä¸????????????·¨å¢??ä»??ç³»å??¨å?è´§å????ç§??
commodities producers, and disruptions have ???§å????è¿??75å¹´æ?è§???½é??³ç³»???æµ??ç³»ç?
caused global prices to soar, especially for oil è§??ä½?³»å¸??äº?¸¥??????è¿???°å?å¹´æ?????????
and natural gas. Food costs have jumped, with ??????ä¸?ç¯???¡º?©è§£?³ä?ä¹??çª???¢å???¹³ç§©å?ï¼??
wheat, for which Ukraine and Russia make up 对å????æµ???????????å¼??ä½??æ¤ä?????????
30 percent of global exports, reaching a record. åº??å½??????½æ??¨ç?æµ???°æ?强å???»????????
Beyond global spillovers, countries with direct ä¹??çª?????å½±å?????¨è?å¤?¹´???ä¸?????人们
trade, tourism, and financial exposures will feel ???æ³??ä½??ä»?·²ç»???°ç?ä¸?ä¸???¾ä¿¡?·æ?ï¼??çª??
additional pressures. Economies reliant on oil ?¶å??´ç??³é?大å????????´æ¶¨å°?½¿å¾??äº??å®¶ç?
imports will see wider fiscal and trade deficits and ?³ç?????¾å????????????????æµ??å¤???´å?
more inflation pressure, though some exporters ?°å¾®å¦?¹³è¡¡ã??
such as those in the Middle East and Africa may
benefit from higher prices. 2022å¹´ï??³ä½¿?¨æ?ç¾??????£é?æ±??å¼±ã??????
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The war in Ukraine may contribute to the ç¾??ï¼?????çº????????????¥æ?èµ?¾¾??1891.3亿ç?
dangerous divergence between advanced and ??????å¢??8%???å¤?????ç»??è°??2023å¹´ä¸?½ç?
emerging market and developing economies. æµ???¿é?????½é?è´§å??ºé?ç»??å°?¸?½ç?æµ???¿ç?é¢?
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economy into geopolitical blocs with distinct ??4.5%ä¸????5.2%ï¼???¹å£«ä¸¹å??????5.2%ä¸????
technology standards, cross-border payment 5.4%ï¼??ä¸????5.7%???ä»????2023?¹å??¥å?????¶å?
systems, and reserve currencies. Such a tectonic ?????????对å????èµ??ä¸???¥ç??????
shift represents the most serious challenge
to the rules-based system that has governed ?? ä»? å®? ?? è°? ?? ?? ?? ?¥ï?ä¸? ?? å®? å¸? ç»? ???? ?? ?? æ¸?
international and economic relations for the last ?? ??? ç? ??? æ¤ï??? ä»? ?? è°? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? äº? ä¼? ä¸? ?? ??
75 years, jeopardizing the gains made over the å®? ?? æ³??è¿? äº? ?? æ³? æ²? ?? ?? ?? ?? ç? ?? ?? å¸? ?? ?? ?? ?? å½?
past several decades. An end to the war and a just ?? ??? ä»? è®? ä¸? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ç? ?? ?? å¤? ?? ?? å¯? ?? ä¸? ?? ç?
peace for Ukraine would be the most impactful ??½±?????2023å¹´ä???¹´????¾ç?????¶ï???»¬å°??
way to affect the economic outlook, but until this ?? ?? ?? æ¬? è¿? è¡? è°? ?¥ï?ä»? ?? å¯? ?? ç? ?? ?? ?? ?? å¯? ?? ä¸? è®?
happens, governments should deploy measures ?? ?? ?? � � � ?? ??? � ?? � � � ?? � � � ?? � ?? ??
for a stronger and sustainable recovery. While 象ï?æ¯??ï¼?75%???访ä?ä¸?????2023å¹´è?è¡?????
some effects may not fully come into focus for ?? �?� � � ?? � � ?? 3 %�? � ?? ?? 6 8 % ?? � � �
many years, there are already clear signs that ä¸???2023å¹´ï?ä¼??对大é¢??èµ??è°¨æ???º¦??2023å¹´å?
the war and resulting jump in costs for essential ???ç®?????é¢??è¿?2.5亿ç????ä¼??æ¯?????大å?
commodities will make it harder for policymakers ä¸????4%ï¼?¸ºè¿??å¹´æ?ä½???¸?½ç?æµ??å°???±å?å¹´ç?
in some countries to strike the delicate balance ?°å?ï¼?§¦åº??å¼¹ï?å°½ç?2022å¹´æ?ç»??å®?¤§é¢???????
between containing inflation and supporting the èµ?¡¹???ä¼??æ¯????????ï¼??2023å¹´ä?å£åº¦å°????
economic recovery from the pandemic. ?¢å????ä¸?¸ªå£åº¦ï¼?¸?½ç?æµ??è¿????å¤??ä½?¸º?¨ç?å¢?
?¿ç????å¼??ï¼?2024å¹´å???»ç¨³å?å¢?????ä»??为ï?è®?
China?? trade surplus swelled to a record å¤??ä¸????2023å¹´ä¸????´æ?èµ??ç®?????许å???¸¥
US$877.6 billion in 2022 despite weakening US ?¼é?????½å??½æ??´æ?æ³?´¾?£å?ç±?ºº????????ç½?
and European demand and COVID-19 control ??¤§è§?¨¡é¡¹ç???
measures; FDI into the Chinese mainland, in actual
use, expanded 8% year-on-year to US$189.13
billion. As for international organizations??
expectations for China?? economic growth in
2023, most revised China?? growth outlook higher
for 2023: IMF from 4.4% to 5.2%; World Bank:
4.5%; Goldman Sachs from 4.5% to 5.2%; Morgan
Stanley from 5.2% to 5.4% then to 5.7%. Our 2023
Special Report created a certain snapshot in time
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