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Why China’s Economy Continues to Survive

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Why China’s Economy Continues to Survive
Workers produce adhesive tapes for flexible printed circuits at a factory in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, China, on Sept. 15, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images
He Qinglian
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China’s economy continues to survive despite major obstacles, including the real estate bubble and the trade war with the United States. Ironically, China’s trade ties with the United States—and U.S. dependence on Chinese goods—have been sustaining its economy.

He Qinglian
He Qinglian
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He Qinglian is a prominent Chinese author and economist. Currently based in the United States, she authored “China’s Pitfalls,” which concerns corruption in China’s economic reform of the 1990s, and “The Fog of Censorship: Media Control in China,” which addresses the manipulation and restriction of the press. She regularly writes on contemporary Chinese social and economic issues.
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