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Top Chinese securities company Hai Tong recently released its investment preview for 2010, which predicts a 9.5 percent growth for China's economy next year. But that could have implications for the country's carbon emissions - as accusations over the Copenhagen climate summit continue to fly. 

Figures announcing robust growth for China's economy are usually good news, and especially so in uncertain financial times like these.

And the figures from Hai Tong will certainly be well received by Chinese businesses and those whose investments or jobs depend on China's continued rapid development.

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China is on course to becoming the world's number two economy after economic data released Thursday showed the economy grew by 8.7% in 2009.

The figure is well above the government's official target of 8% growth in GDP. Earlier today Fergus took a closer look at just what these figures mean for China.

The Chinese may be renowned for their negotiation skills. But this year's climate summit in Copenhagen hasn't proved very productive. Key states have reached what they call a "meaningful agreement," but many have said the progress made is simply not good enough.

It's widely thought the US and China hold the key to striking a binding agreement in the future. Yet they also pose two major obstacles. One is the Washington's refusal to propose deeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. And second is China's refusal to any kind of international monitoring of its emission levels.

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Some recent financial data has caused a certain amount of excitement over the current state of China's economy. And it's not just in China where people have been taking note. Those in the US could also be eyeing China's growth nervously.

Move over Japan. Here comes China. The most populous country in the world is on course to overtake Japan this year as the world's second largest economy. According to preliminary figures, China's GDP in 2009 reached four point nine trillion dollars, up nearly 9 percent year-on-year. Even though Japan's GDP figure won't be released until next month, the outlook for China seems promising.

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