China can overtake US as world’s biggest economy by 2035: Ex-IMF deputy chief

China Centre for International Economic Exchanges vice-chairman Zhu Min said what is key is the quality of China’s future economic growth. - AFP

TOKYO (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): China is expected to overtake the United States by 2035 to become the world’s largest economy, based on both countries’ current growth trajectories, said prominent Chinese economist Zhu Min, a former deputy chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

However, he added, rather than fixating on numbers or the timeline, what is more key is the quality of China’s future economic growth – one that will benefit more ordinary Chinese.