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This session will examine the impact of the crisis on China, the likely projection of its recovery and the role for the private sector.[vc_quotes layout=”accordion” 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Key takeaways
COVID-19 has accelerated issues that already existed in China.
Some fear China’s significantly rising debt levels. Other worry more about the political implications of a rapid slowdown in growth. The latter group won the debate and settled on 6 per cent GDP growth for 2020. However, COVID-19 has derailed this.
Western economists don’t understand what GDP means in the Chinese context because China has a different accounting treatment of GDP. China’s publicly released numbers don’t include a GDP write down for bad investments.
Chinese growth is challenged because of high unemployment (around 20 per cent), a shift from consumption to saving and a lack of business investment.
If monetary policy can’t accommodate a significant increase in debt, enormous disruptions will impact the Chinese economy.
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Poll results
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