China’s economic growth is slowing down a little bit, but I think that’s OK because it’s readjustment in the priorities within the economy. China will succeed in this shifting of those priorities.

The US economy is doing OK, but Europe is still having problems. Of course the success of China’s readjustment will be very important for the world economy as a whole.

The Silk Road project is very important for Xinjiang because it will integrate Xinjiang with the surrounding economies. Hopefully this will prove to be of value for the economic development of Xinjiang.

The maritime silk road is also taking off as well, and it’s quite clear that it will develop closer economic relation with that region. I think it is going to be successful in the end.

-- Ragnar Baldursson,

minister counselor and deputy chief of the embassy of Iceland