Session 2. Economic Impact of COVID-19 and Response of the PRC

Sen Gong, Executive Vice President, Center for International Knowledge on Development; Yang Yao, Dean, National School of Development, Peking University; and Wei Xu, Deputy Director General, Macroeconomic Research Department, the Development Research Center (DRC) of the State Council discuss the impact of COVID-19 on, among other issues, the demand and supply sides of the economy, including production value chains and small businesses, what the government has done to alleviate the impact, and the growth prospects and their implications beyond the PRC.