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The Specter of Decoupling Haunts Beijing

The Specter of Decoupling Haunts Beijing
University graduates attend a job fair in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei Province, on Aug. 10, 2023. TR/AFP via Getty Images
Stu Cvrk
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There has been a flurry of recent reports about serious problems with the Chinese economy (refer to these articles in The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Financial Times, Nikkei-China, Barrons, and Reuters, for starters). If the engagement-oriented Foreign Affairs published an article with what for them must have been a shocking headline, “The End of China’s Economic Miracle,” then it must be getting serious.
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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