The report "World Economic Situation and Prospects for 2023" released by the United Nations on the 25th predicted that the world economic growth in 2023 will decrease from about 3% in 2022 to 1.9%. The report also predicts that China's economy will drive regional economic growth. The report predicts that China's economic growth will accelerate in 2023. As the Chinese government optimizes the epidemic prevention policy and takes positive economic measures, China's domestic consumption demand will also rise in the future, and China's economic growth will reach 4.8% this year. CCTV reporter Xu Dezhi: This year's report thinks that China's economy will grow by 4.8%. Do you think this is a positive number, especially in the difficult year mentioned in the report? Hamid Rashid, Director of the Global Economic Monitoring Center of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations: Unlike other developing countries, China has maintained a strong fiscal and monetary policy, so China has strong financial and monetary support. The report pointed out that China's economic growth has a very important impact on many countries in East Asia, and it is expected that China's economic recovery will support the growth of the entire region. The report also said that under the impact of the COVID-19, the crisis in Ukraine, high inflation and other factors, the world economy will suffer a heavy blow in 2022, and the world economy will continue to be under pressure in 2023. It is expected that the world economic growth will decline from about 3% in 2022 to 1.9% in 2023. The report predicts that the EU economy will grow by 0.2%, the United States by 0.4% and Japan by 1.5% in 2023. (Xinhua News Agency)