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Pedestrians cross a road in front of buildings in the central business district in Beijing, China, on Nov. 23, 2021. China's marked economic slowdown in the second half of the year is testing the central bank's policy mettle and dividing economists over whether more aggressive action is needed to avoid a deeper downturn. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images