Faced with a real estate crisis, record high youth unemployment, and massive debts at the local government level, how much economic trouble is the People's Republic of China in? On this episode of the Free Expression Podcast, economist and China expert George Magnus tells Wall Street Journal editor at large Gerry Baker about whether China under Xi Jinping’s ... Show More
Aug 2023
A Primer on China's Current Economic Turmoil
China has posted some troubling economic data of late, leading many macro commentators to call attention to the concerning developments. In today's episode, NLW provides a primer on the past few years of wobbles, issues in the real estate sector, and the CCP's lack of good option ... Show More
17m 46s
Aug 2022
China's economic challenge
China, the so-called engine of global growth, seems to be stalling badly right now. The country is facing rising unemployment, falling factory output and a collapsing property market. Plus, a growing number of regular Chinese citizens are complaining that the country's tough anti ... Show More
18m 3s