China’s retail and tourism taking hits as online services find opportunity amid coronavirus epidemic

Financial experts are predicting the Chinese economy will grow at a slower pace in the first quarter of 2020, and it is inevitable that it will see a negative impact from the coronavirus epidemic. But which sectors will be affected most and what does this mean for the global economy? The South China Morning Post spoke with Imogen Page-Jarrett, research analyst from the Economist Intelligence Unit about possible long-term economic effects of Covid-19 on China.