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Another Stall in China’s Economy

Another Stall in China’s Economy
A worker in a protective suit keeps watch on the street as the second stage of a two-stage lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 begins in Shanghai, China, on April 1, 2022. Aly Song/Reuters
Milton Ezrati
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While the United States and Europe seem to have put the worst of the pandemic in the rearview mirror, COVID-19 still plagues China. A major rise in cases has forced lockdowns in Shanghai, the nation’s economic and financial center. It has done the same in other regions as well.

Milton Ezrati
Milton Ezrati
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Milton Ezrati is a contributing editor at The National Interest, an affiliate of the Center for the Study of Human Capital at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), and chief economist for Vested, a New York-based communications firm. Before joining Vested, he served as chief market strategist and economist for Lord, Abbett & Co. He also writes frequently for City Journal and blogs regularly for Forbes. His latest book is "Thirty Tomorrows: The Next Three Decades of Globalization, Demographics, and How We Will Live."
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