A falling population and the political scars from its zero Covid policy present warning signs for China. Read more →
Economist and Author
Economist and Author
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About
George Magnus
George Magnus is an independent economist and commentator, an Associate at the China Centre, Oxford University, and an adviser to some asset management companies.
He is a regular contributor to the Financial Times, Prospect Magazine and other written media, and appears regularly on BBC TV and radio, Bloomberg TV and other outlets.
"George Magnus does not look like a prophet. Yet this is the man widely acknowledged to have predicted that the US sub-prime mortgage crisis would trigger a global recession."
- Josephine Moulds, The Daily Telegraph
- Josephine Moulds, The Daily Telegraph
George Magnus's Viewpoints Blog
Latest Articles
- China’s economy will rebound. But for how long?
- The Economic Consequences of Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping's China in the aftermath of the 20th party Congress is on a path populated by political determination to succeed, but also systemic economic fragility and policy instability. Read more →
- Why China’s plan to save its economy won’t work
First recorded: DW Business,
Read more → - Xi’s Great Struggle
First recorded: Real Vision,
Read more → - China’s broken promise of prosperity
Inequality will haunt Xi Jinping's third term Read more →
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So much er…. hot air over this balloon in satellite, cyber, data gathering era. So it’s not really about the ballon… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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@SonyKapoor And become so boring in the process. So many of these phrases are just fine… it’s us or some of us who need to change
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The point here isnt ‘fragile’ or emotion, as spying. But given high alt flights and satellites, both, what’s specia… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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