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Focuses on the regional economic conditions in China. Abundance of the region in mineral, water, ecological and tourism resources; Total grain output of the six provinces in the region; Gap in economic growth between the central region and the developed east. INSETS: What the Six Central Provinces Are Doing.;Policy Support..

The article presents insights on the expected stability of Chinese economy in 2012. It cites the annual Central Economic Work Conference that examined the country's economic development. It points out that the economy has been affected by weak economic recovery in the U.S. and the deteriorating debt crisis in the European Union. It also mentions China's effort to deal with inflation in 2012.

This article focuses on the determination of the government and economic policy makers in China to maintain a stable and relatively fast economic growth. The top leaders who attended the annual Central Economic Work Conference promised to fight inflation and continue restructuring the economy to improve the livelihood of the people. The country's economy grew at a healthy pace of 10.6% in the first three quarters of 2010. However, there is concern over inflation which reached 5.1% in November, a 28-month high.

The author talks about the need for China's economy to improve its growth through innovations and high technological development. He explains that although the country is one of the first to regain its economic momentum through its stimulus package, the adoption of a proactive fiscal policy and a more relaxed monetary policy, sustainability of the recovery remains a major problem since there is no balance in the way consumption, investment and exports are contributing to China's growth. He recommends the change of the growth model to solve the imbalance.