COVID-19 and China: The Economic Impact
CGTN
05:12

China was obviously the first country to face the real impact of the COVID-19 pandemic but is also the first to come out the other side of the outbreak. So what lessons might the rest of the world learn from the Chinese economic approach?

China's State Planning Agency has already announced plans to raise China's budget deficit this year, as well as to issue special treasury bonds specifically designed to raise funds to help fight the pandemic. Is that something the rest of the world should be doing?

To find out Stephen spoke to Zhang Jianping, the Director General of the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation.