China’s crazy numbers fail to ease the jitters
Like everything else in Communist Party-run institutions, the economic line blurs between fact and fiction
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Gusts of inflationary winds are blowing in from China
Rising raw material prices will hit global consumers as Chinese manufacturers pass on increases
Beijing faces a massive job in curbing youth unemployment
The jobless rate in China for young people has climbed to 13% and is more than twice the national average
Chinese shoppers look to be bullish in the Year of the Ox
Consumer spending bounces back during the Spring Festival holiday but is still down on 2019
China’s economy purrs along in the fast lane amid wreckage of Covid-19
Rising factory output, surging retail sales and a booming auto sector boost Beijing’s numbers
Trusting China’s economic data more like a giant leap of faith
Do Beijing’s numbers really stand up as China’s trading partners face the deepest recession since the Great Depression?
China’s self-driving economy threatens to stall amid US roadblocks
Beijing will struggle to become self-sufficient as sluggish demand and international tensions wreak havoc