Healthcare workers exit a locked down neighborhood in Shanghai’s Huangpu district after spraying disinfectant. STR/AFP via Getty Images China is finally shifting away from some of its strictest ...
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China’s ‘Lost Decade’ Is Even Worse Than You Think
People line up for Covid tests in front of a mobile testing booth in July 19, 2022 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province of China. Yuan Kejia/VCG via Getty Images Turns out, economists worried about a Japan-li...
Here’s What Another China Lockdown Could Mean For The U.S. Economy
More Covid lockdowns in China would be “another headache” for the Federal Reserve in its battle against inflation, experts say, though global supply-chain bottlenecks are easing. If there’s any indica...
China’s Second-Quarter GDP Growth Plunges To Less Than 1% On Covid Hit
Health workers in protective gear walk out from a cordoned area after spraying disinfectant in Shanghai’s Huangpu district on January 27, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images China’s economic growth s...
China Lockdowns, Inflation Fuel 15% Drop In Global PC Shipments
Healthcare workers in protective gear give residents their Covid-19 tests in Shanghai on Sunday. … [+] Shanghai’s Covid-19 cases continued to rise, prompting authorities to declare more high-ris...
Dr. Fauci Diagnoses China’s Bad Economic Habits
Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on July 20, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. J. Scott Applewhite-Pool/Getty Images Dr. Anthony Fa...
Is China Juicing GDP Data? Economists Can’t Help But Wonder
Security guards wear protective clothing as office workers queue for Covid-19 nucleic acid tests at a makeshift testing site on April 28, 2022 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images It’s both th...