Harry Papasotiriou, a professor of international relations at Panteion University in Athens and director of the Institute of International Relations, poses for photos in Athens, Greece, Jan. 7, 2019. Harry Papasotiriou praised the efforts by the Chinese leadership to refocus the model of growth over the past five years. "It is good that China seeks a model which is less heavily dependent on exports and more on domestic demand," he said in a recent interview with Xinhua in Athens. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)