Badmouthing China benefits no economies

Editor's note: The Chinese economy will maintain its recovery momentum. The key to maintaining economic growth lies in pursuing high-quality development. In this context, the sixth China International Import Expo has played a significant role, especially by promoting high-quality development and opening-up. Three experts share their views on the issue with China Daily.

It is achievable: you can bring to a standstill a 400-meter-long fully loaded oil tanker cruising full throttle in the open sea. But for that, you first need to catch up with the ship with fast, small boats, climb up the vessel using sophisticated devices and innovative techniques, tie all its tools and resources with ropes and cables, and then transfer them to an even bigger ship or lots of smaller ships.

It can be achieved, but at a very high cost, because productive resources, in this case other ships, skilled and unskilled manpower and technology innovations, would have to be redirected toward stopping the giant. And to the direct cost of the operation, you need to add the massive cost of unloading and loading the cargo and transporting them back on the ship.