By Nasreen Seria 2023年8月30日 at GMT+8 11:18
China’s economy isn’t as bad as the prevailing mood suggests and growth is moving in the right direction as consumer spending picks up, according to an official at the British Chamber of Commerce in China.
中国英国商会的一位官员表示，中国经济并不像普遍情绪所暗示的那么糟糕，而且随着消费者支出的回升，增长正在朝着正确的方向发展。
While the recovery has slowed, “I don’t actually buy the notion that the Chinese economy is in serious systemic trouble,” Chris Torrens, vice chairman of the chamber, said in an interview on Bloomberg Television.
尽管复苏速度有所放缓，但“我实际上并不认同中国经济陷入严重系统性问题的观点，”商会副主席克里斯托伦斯在接受彭博电视台采访时表示。
The economy is performing as would be expected in the year after Covid restrictions were lifted, he said, noting that consumer spending on services has picked up.
他表示，在新冠疫情限制解除后的一年里，经济表现符合预期，并指出消费者在服务方面的支出有所回升。
“Sitting here in Beijing and traveling around China, I’m seeing more consumer spend,” he said. “We feel things are going in the right direction.”
“坐在北京，环游中国，我看到消费者支出增加了，”他说。 “我们觉得事情正在朝着正确的方向发展。”
Economists have been downgrading their growth forecasts for China into next year as latest data showed a worsening in the property market, slower consumer and manufacturing growth, and a slump in private investment.
由于最新数据显示房地产市场恶化、消费者和制造业增长放缓以及私人投资下滑，经济学家一直在下调对中国明年的增长预测。
Gross domestic product will likely expand 5.1% this year, according to economists surveyed by Bloomberg, in line with the government’s target of around 5%.
彭博社调查的经济学家表示，今年国内生产总值可能增长 5.1%，符合政府 5% 左右的目标。
