China’s economic rebalancing is in the global spotlight because it has far-reaching implications for both China and the world. What triggered the imbalance? How should China push forward the adjustment? Economists and researchers discussed these questions at the Conference on Changing Global Economy and China’s Macroeconomic Development organized by China & World Economy,
a bimonthly English journal published by the Institute of World Economics and Politics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences on September 22 in Beijing. Beijing Review reporter Hu Yue attended the conference. Edited excerpts of some participants’ views follow: