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| | UCLA Asia Institute: The Future of the Greater China Economy |
 | | On February 22 at the Wilbur K. Woo Conference on the Greater Chinese Economy, sponsored by the Asia Institute, prominent economists and analysts explored the future of the greater China economy. |
 | | From 1978, when the reform era in China was launched, to 2002, according to Professor Lin's figures, China's GDP grew at an average annual rate of 9.4 percent. |
 | | However, China's GDP growth rate reached 7.8% annually during the deflation period from 1998 to 2002, which was the fastest growth rate in the world." Furthermore, "a high growth rate in general is expected to be a result of increased economic activities, which requires more energy consumption. |
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