China shows a competent, confident, caring face

The country has managed a very difficult economic situation, the global financial crisis, and has achieved a soft-landing at high growth rates, World Bank executive tells Xin Zhiming

Editor's Note: The Communist Party of China will hold its 19th National Congress on Oct 18. In the runup to the meeting, China Daily interviewed Bert Hofman, country director of the World Bank for China, the Republic of Korea and Mongolia, for his views on economic developments here and the country's global leadership role.

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