Keep reform ball rolling, push globalisation, say economists

China should desist from reversing market reform and embrace globalization despite the threat of rising trade barriers, economists warned the government yesterday.

The discussion on globalization and China's strategy was organized by the Chinese Economists50 Forum, a Beijing-based think-tank.

"To deal with financial crisis, we need to continually chart internal reforms and embrace globalization," said Liu He, deputy director of the Office of the Central Leading Group on Finance and Economy Work.