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7. CHINA - Skeptical View Of Chinese Economic Growth - CHARLES ORTEL & GORDON CHANG 101926
1949 CHINA Skeptical View Of Chinese Economic Growth Charles Ortel, co-host Gordon Chang: Ortel and Chang critique Beijing’s official claim of 4.5% GDP growth, viewing it as manipulated and masking structural domestic economic stagnation. Ortel notes that Chinese overinvestment since 2008 has generated negative returns, while overseas tourism spending remains weak. The commentators discuss China’s declining domestic consumption, massive unacknowledged debt burdens, and demographic challenges. They also evaluate European Union trade negotiations, describing the EU as a bureaucracy burdened by heavy debt and sluggish growth. (7)
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