| Abstract: | China achieved its development goals in 2009, as re- flected in the strong economic data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on January 21. The GDP was 33.5 trillion yuan ($4.9 trillion) in 2009, growing 8.7 percent year on year. The fallout of Japan Airlines’ dec- laration of bankruptcy triggered anxieties among domestic airlines whose market share was also challenged by fierce international competition and high-speed railways. The domestic economic recovery was also mirrored in the robust performance of booming Internet businesses. By LIU YUNYUN |
