UNDP model could help China

Khalid Malik, UN Resident Coordinator on China's reconstruction of the quake-hit areas in Southwest China's Sichuan province, shares his views with our reporter Wang Zhuoqiong:

1. How much does the Wenchuan earthquake affect Chinese economy? Does the country need to adjust its macro-control polices so as to fight against the rising inflation pressure as well as overcome the difficulties the quake may bring to China's economy?

While the full extent of the damage inflicted by the Sichuan earthquake is still being assessed, many experts in China and abroad expect its impact on the Chinese economy will be limited due to the large size of the Chinese economy.