China has brought much-needed stability and certainty to the turbulent world over the past year, according to Xie Feng. The year 2023 has been an uphill battle for China, as the world struggles for growth, the Ukraine crisis drags on and the spillover effect of the abrupt escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli situation keeps growing. China still achieved GDP growth of 5.2 per cent in 2023, maintaining its contribution of more than 30 per cent to world economic growth.