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Recovering markets may yet be a flash in the pan
Unpredictability is likely to undermine the economy still further Read more →
A sober message from China’s National People’s Congress
There is no denying it has been a difficult 12 months for Beijing Read more →
China’s ‘two sessions’ had one downbeat message
The Chinese state can throw money at its economy - but that avoids the real issue Read more →
China Leadership Monitor Insights: Interview with George Magnus
First published: Friday,
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Xi feels the heat
-China is under pressure from Washington to liberalise in ways that are uncomfortable -Liberalisation has consequences for the Communist Party to which it is strongly opposed -But China’s economic slowdown and domestic pushback are edging it closer to a deal Read more →