# Professor Michael Spence's remarks at the China Development Forum are highlighted

1 Faculty News March 23, 2019 ![CGTN logo ](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/cgtn192x144.jpg?itok=ZR020S7w)>

Excerpt from [CGTN](https://news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514d7959544e33457a6333566d54/index.html) -- "'I am not sure why there are any controversies, since all of the European countries have important relationships with China, because China is an important economy, an important trading partner and investment partner,' said [Spence](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/a-michael-spence) on the sideline of the China Development Forum held this weekend."

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