New China TV Boao Voice: The fundamentals of the Chinese economy are very strong

Former U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez has zero concerns about China’s economy. He points to a model that has worked for decades, alongside strong fundamentals and a 40-year rise he describes as unprecedented.
At the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2026–held in a small seaside town in China’s island province of Hainan–the self-described “free trade commerce secretary” was equally blunt on tariffs: not what he “would have wanted,” and “will have to go away.”
What’s grabbing his attention now? China’s 15th Five-Year Plan! And he says he’s keen to dig into it.

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