The global economy faces challenges in 2023, with the IMF warning of a difficult year ahead. However, the situation in China is very different. With the optimization of COVID control policies, investment banks such as Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs have raised their forecasts for China's GDP growth in 2023, with some anticipating growth of 5 percent. So, how will the Chinese economy fare in 2023?

To find out, CGTN's Guan Xin talks with Alessandro Teixeira, professor at Tsinghua University and former tourism minister of Brazil; Sebastian Eckardt, macroeconomics, trade, and investment practice manager at the World Bank; and Guan Tao, chief global economist at BOC International (China). They offer insights into what China's economic growth means for the world economy and what challenges lie ahead. 

Tune in to "Looking Ahead 2023" for more: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-01-07/Watch-Looking-Ahead-2023-China-s-economy-regains-momentum-1gpbcUEtNle/index.html 

Editor: Guo Lili