Davos, Switzerland - January 20, 2025 The president of the World Economic Forum (WEF) expressed optimism about China's economic prospects, citing the country's strong resilience and medium- to long-term potential, during an interview in Davos, Switzerland on Monday. WEF President Borge Brende praised China's commitment to multilateralism, referencing President Xi Jinping's 2017 speech on global cooperation, during an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN) on the sidelines of the WEF Annual Meeting. While acknowledging that China's economy faces some short-term challenges, Brende pointed out that the Chinese government has introduced a series of measures to stimulate domestic consumption, which have effectively boosted the economy. The Annual Meeting 2025 of the WEF kicked off on Monday under the theme "Collaboration for the Intelligent Age." Shotlist: Davos, Switzerland - Jan 20, 2025: 1. Venue of World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting; FILE: Beijing, China - Date Unknown 2. Aerial shots of Tian'anmen Rostrum, Chinese national flag; 3. Aerial shot of ornamental column, Tian'anmen Rostrum; Davos, Switzerland - Jan 20, 2025 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Borge Brende, president, World Economic Forum (WEF) (starting with shots 2-3/partially overlaid with shots 5-6): "I'm quite optimistic on China's development and economy. We really appreciated a lot President Xi Jinping's speech in 2017, here in Davos, where he underlined that we are all in the same boat, and even in the more multipolar world, we have to keep multilateralism. It is important when they are more key players, they should abide to some key rules. And I think that was a strong message. We also then having Vice Premier, Mr. Ding here in Davos and I think we will have hopefully the same kind of message."; [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] FILE: Geneva, Switzerland - Date Unknown 5. Various of entrance of World Economic Forum (WEF) headquarters, WEF flag; FILE: Davos, Switzerland - Jan 20, 2020 6. Sign of World Economic Forum; [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] FILE: Beijing, China - Date Unknown 7. Tian'anmen Rostrum; 8. People at Tian'anmen Square; red flags; Tian'anmen Rostrum in distance; Davos, Switzerland - Jan 20, 2025 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Borge Brende, president, World Economic Forum (WEF) (partially overlaid with shots 10-15): "So in the medium-long term, I'm quite optimistic on China's development and economy. It is true that in the short term, China also has to adjust, and I think China is doing that. There is stimulus now from the central government, I think there is a focus also on increasing the demand among consumers. Structural reform is now also the basis for future success. And of course China has a clear plan for this. So, we do expect five percent economic growth for China this year. That's not bad compared to what we're seeing, for example, in Europe, where we're seeing one percent economic growth."; [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] FILE: China - Date Unknown 10. Various of high-tech production in progress; FILE: Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, south China - 2023 11. New energy vehicle assembly line; 12. Various of robotic arms operating; FILE: Fujian Province, east China - Date Unknown 13. Aerial shots of bullet train running; FILE: Shanghai, China - Date Unknown 14. Aerial shot of cityscape; 15. Pedestrians; [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] FILE: Qingdao City, Shandong Province, east China - 2023 16. Aerial shots of cargo ships at port; FILE: Shaanxi Province, northwest China - May 2023 17. Aerial shot of China-Europe freight train moving. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland]