China’s economy is growing vigorously and at rates which are still impressive even in today’s down global economy. At one point, during the Chairman Mao years, the Chinese economy was considered a basket case. Economic liberalization over the last couple of decades, however, has unleashed an appetite on the part of the country in terms of imports and exports that a significant.

Chinese leadership maintains that the country’s national economy is growing at ever faster rates with each passing month, and there isn’t much evidence out there that they’re not correct. China also seems to be on the brink of passing Japan as the world’s second-largest economy, maybe by the year’ end.

China’s Gross Domestic Product or GDP grew by 7. 1% in the first half of 2009, which is quite an impressive feat considering that China and most other countries were forced to undergo an economic restructuring due to the global economic collapse. Its GDP increase puts it by itself among the world’s top 10 economies in terms of showing an increase, also.

Many economists and financial experts believe that the strength of the Chinese economy will lead the rest of the world’s markets out of the current slump. For China, it’s important that this occur, as there are several economies — especially that of the United States — that China needs in order to sell its services and manufactured goods.

In order to mutually assist one another, China and the United States are seeking to work in a closer fashion in order to create an environment of economic and strategic cooperation that will lead to a rebound in the US economy. American consumers are the world’s single largest group of buyers of Chinese goods, which is a fact that the Chinese government recognizes acutely.

Just about every China watcher these days states that the country is going to a lot of trouble to be a responsible partner in terms of global economic activities. This is quite different from the days when Chairman Mao ran the country with an iron fist. Additionally, the Chinese economic stimulus program ran by the government has proven to be a great success, highlighting how effective a stimulus can be when done properly.

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