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Faltering Chinese Economy Calls for Desperate Measures in Beijing

Slumping Chinese economy results in outreach to foreigners.
Faltering Chinese Economy Calls for Desperate Measures in Beijing
A worker watches as he prepares to cross a street outside a construction site in Beijing on April 26, 2022. Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images
Stu Cvrk
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping is a communist, not an economist, who proves it almost daily. His top priority is the political security of his communist regime, with every other consideration, including the impact of his Mao-like national security regime on the Chinese economy, a distant second.

Stu Cvrk
Stu Cvrk
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Stu Cvrk retired as a captain after serving 30 years in the U.S. Navy in a variety of active and reserve capacities, with considerable operational experience in the Middle East and the Western Pacific. Through education and experience as an oceanographer and systems analyst, Cvrk is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a classical liberal education that serves as the key foundation for his political commentary.
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