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Next, let's go to Beijing, China.



Correspondent Kim Ji-seong, China, which had been barred from the corona, welcomes the 'with corona era'.

How much will it help the world economy?



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China will virtually open its borders as soon as a week later, removing the isolation of foreign entrants.



As the city blockade that has been strangling the economy has disappeared, it seems that it will start to stimulate the economy in earnest.



The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences predicted that China's economic growth rate this year would be 5.1%, higher than last year's 3%.



The pace of economic recovery in China, which serves as the world's factory, will inevitably affect Korea as well as the world.



The key is when the spread of Corona 19 will subside.



In 20 days, China's biggest holiday, the Lunar New Year holiday, will begin, and as the first large-scale movement in three years is expected, Corona 19 may spread further.



China is scheduled to officially launch the 3rd term of President Xi Jinping's presidency at the Yangsang, the largest annual political event in early March.



Just as President Xi Jinping visited Saudi Arabia early last month and signed a strategic partnership agreement, it is expected to expand its influence in the Middle East and Africa.



It is also expected to strengthen relations with Russia and North Korea and take a more aggressive stance toward Taiwan.



In the process, conflicts with the US and Japan are expected to escalate further.



(Video coverage: Choi Deok-hyun, video editing: Lee Seung-yeol)