China says it can maintain growth

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Updated January 30, 2009 21:41:21

Due to domestic economic pressures, both President Obama and his Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner were absent from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Addressing the Forum, China's Premier Wen Jiabao spoke of the 'policy failures' of Western countries, and argued that China could play a bigger role in a 'new economic order'. Premier Wen said he was confident China could achieve its targeted annual economic growth of 8 percent, despite the country's GDP growth falling to a record low.

Presenter: David Wang
Speakers: Professor Ross Garnaut, economist and former Australian Ambassador to China

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