China’s Economy: Don’t Believe the Hype

China’s Economy: Don’t Believe the Hype
Pepole attend a job fair in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China, on Oct. 22, 2024. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Anders Corr
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Commentary China’s economy has suffered years of difficulties due to, above all, the regime’s lack of free market principles.

Draconian COVID-19 measures, outmigration, capital flight, the property crisis, deflation, military spending, international tensions and tariffs, technology subsidies, an aging workforce, low birth rate, lack of stimulus from Beijing, and extortionary fines levied by local governments against small businesses have all made doing business in China exceedingly difficult.

Anders Corr
Anders Corr
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Anders Corr has a bachelor's/master's in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea" (2018).
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