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China’s Economy Remains Weak

China’s Economy Remains Weak
Employees wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) work at a port in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong Province on Jan. 14, 2022. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Milton Ezrati
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No country welcomes economic trouble. Everyday citizens suffer, but even the nation’s leadership, though its members can avoid personal hardship, regret the loss of international influence that accompanies economic setbacks and fear that it will undermine people’s faith in the government’s competence.

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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