After the 2010s – a period of exceptional economic growth – China entered a major downturn caused by the collapse of the country’s crucial real estate sector, deteriorating local government finances, a dramatic outflow of foreign direct investment, declining domestic spending and high youth unemployment. These issues, which persist today, have taken a toll on […]
2025 Forecast: China
For Beijing, economic malaise can take on an existential urgency.
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