The IMF on China’s Economy: True Diagnosis, Fantasy Treatment, and Then What?

The IMF on China’s Economy: True Diagnosis, Fantasy Treatment, and Then What?
An under-construction housing complex by Chinese property developer Poly Group in Dongguan, southern Guangdong Province, China, on July 13, 2022. Jade Gao/AFP via Getty Images
Roger Garside
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As long ago as 2007, former Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao declared that China’s economic growth trajectory was “unstable, unbalanced, uncoordinated, and unsustainable.”

Roger Garside
Roger Garside
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Roger Garside is a former diplomat, development banker, and capital market development adviser. He twice served in the British Embassy in Beijing. His latest book is “China Coup: The Great Leap to Freedom.”
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