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Now Deflation Speaks to China’s Economic Woes

The emerging deflation in China draws a dark line under that economy’s many, many problems.
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Now Deflation Speaks to China’s Economic Woes
A man works at a construction site of a residential skyscraper in Shanghai, China, on Nov. 29, 2016. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images
Milton Ezrati
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Nothing tells so dramatically of China’s economic woes than the recent onset of deflation.

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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