Vuk Jeremic, the President of the United National General Assembly, told Chinese media that the world's second largest economy was among those that posted the strongest growth globally. In a visit to Beijing,Jeremic said, "The growth, which some people question that whether this is good enough or strong enough... I don't really think that there are too many countries in the world that can have 7.6-percent growth, a very stable one." He also added that China dictated the direction of economic events worldwide. "If China is going in the right direction, the rest of the world will be going in a good direction economically. If China is having difficulties, everybody is going to have difficulties," he said.

Jeremic also said that emerging economies would play an increasingly important role. "The role of the emerging markets and developing countries will become stronger and the most significant element in this new geopolitical puzzle and the new landscape, as part of the wider global development," the UN President said.