Opinion

Xi’s ‘Bitterness’ for China

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Xi’s ‘Bitterness’ for China — Young people attending a job fair in Beijing on Aug. 26, 2022. China's slowing economy has left millions of young people fiercely competing for an ever-slimming raft of jobs and facing an increasingly uncertain future. Jade Gao/AFP via Getty Images

Anders Corr

6/2/2023|Updated: 6/7/2023

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Commentary

China’s economy is in the doldrums, and youth unemployment is at an all-time high. More than 20 percent of 16- to 24-year-olds seeking jobs cannot find work.

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Anders Corr

Author

Anders Corr has a bachelor’s/master’s in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea” (2018).