Editor's Note: At a recent symposium about the new normal of the Chinese economy, held by the China Institute of Reform and Development, economists shared their views on how China should respond to the emerging challenges. Below are some excerpts:

Time to remove barriers

Many say the slowdown of Chinese GDP growth is the beginning of a new normal. Actually, a slowdown is not a problem, but the Chinese economy has some deficiencies that must be solved for it to be a healthy new normal.