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Half of those articles (all from the economist) are from within the last 12months..Though before they started withholding economic data
Let's talk about China
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Yuwipi Woman
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I used to listen to a shortwave broadcast put on by the Chinese government. They taught Mandarin and you could write in for free materials. I gave up after a while because it's such a tonal language. It was difficult with my bad hearing to distinguish between words that were similar or the same, but with a different tone. Spanish wasn't difficult at all by comparison.
A lot of those headlines are actually reasonable. China is having a slowdown, their Covid response was a disaster, there remains a reasonable case that they have passed their global peak power, and there has been a struggle to reform China's economy. And the Great Fall of China article is specifically about share prices which were tumbling in China at the time of the article.
The flipside of media predicting a crisis is all the predictions in western media that they will be the number 1 economy by 2020 as well as sorts of predicted achievements that have never come to fruition.
By 2020, China No. 1, US No. 2
China is on its way to becoming the US of 2020; only the locals won't be making as much as Americans are making despite a larger GDP.
www.forbes.com
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Also looks very likely these predictions will be disproved in the coming years:
Largest by 2024:
China to become largest economy by 2024
China is set to overtake the U.S. as the world's largest economy in U.S. dollar terms over the next decade, according to a new report by IHS Economics.
Largest by 2026:
Largest by 2028:
China to overtake US as world's biggest economy by 2028, report predicts
Centre for Economics and Business Research says it expects this to happen half a decade sooner than it forecast a year ago
Largest by 2030:
China Will Overtake the U.S. in Less Than 15 Years, HSBC Says
China is on course to be the world’s biggest economy by 2030, according to analysis that challenges Donald Trump’s claim that the U.S. is not about to be overtaken.
www.bloomberg.com
Or by 2060, if ever...
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ska invita
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I was responding particularly to the telegraphsA lot of those headlines are actually reasonable. China is having a slowdown, their Covid response was a disaster, there remains a reasonable case that they have passed their global peak power, and there has been a struggle to reform China's economy. And the Great Fall of China article is specifically about share prices which were tumbling in China at the time of the article.
The flipside of media predicting a crisis is all the predictions in western media that they will be the number 1 economy by 2020 as well as sorts of predicted achievements that have never come to fruition.
By 2020, China No. 1, US No. 2
China is on its way to becoming the US of 2020; only the locals won't be making as much as Americans are making despite a larger GDP.
Edit:
Also looks very likely these predictions will be disproved in the coming years:
Largest by 2024:
China to become largest economy by 2024
China is set to overtake the U.S. as the world's largest economy in U.S. dollar terms over the next decade, according to a new report by IHS Economics.www.cnbc.com
Largest by 2026:
Largest by 2028:
China to overtake US as world's biggest economy by 2028, report predicts
Centre for Economics and Business Research says it expects this to happen half a decade sooner than it forecast a year agowww.theguardian.com
Largest by 2030:
China Will Overtake the U.S. in Less Than 15 Years, HSBC Says
China is on course to be the world’s biggest economy by 2030, according to analysis that challenges Donald Trump’s claim that the U.S. is not about to be overtaken.
Or by 2060, if ever...
China is on the verge of economic and social implosion
... That's not a "slowdown" that's the usual daily swivel eyed nonsense that rag churns out like a sewer on a British beachI just read the article you refer to, and the content is much more sober than the headline and is pretty reasonable I would say.
The headline is just editorialising and I'm sure you can find equally alarmist headlines in western media for the 2008 financial crisis or any number of things really.
E.g.
U.S. Economy Is Going To Collapse, Top Investor Says
"Housing is starting to roll over. Inventories have exploded. There are layoffs in multiple industries," said crypto investor Michael Novogratz.
www.newsweek.com
This doesn't mean that we just dismiss the content of such articles as alarmist.
The "west predicts China collapse AGAIN!" trope is a typical Chinese propaganda method to avoid having to address critics, and is basically dishonest as usually nobody is actually predicting a collapse, but instead pointing out structural problems with the economy. These structural problems haven't came to crisis point yet largely because the Chinese government has continued to kick the can down the road longer than anyone expected, by continuing to prop up real estate through bailouts and growing debt longer than anyone thought possible, but the people pointing out it was a problem weren't wrong either.
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ska invita
back on the other side
well fair enough...IMPLOSION literally means COLLAPSE though, and there is a lot of wishful thinking out there in the western capitalist press regarding the Chinese economic and political model and particular in it not complying to the WASP regime
(eta: this was fascinating article from an ideoogical point of view in the Wall Street Journal https://archive.ph/7nhtm
"Communist Party Priorities Complicate Plans to Revive China’s Economy
Ideology is driving Beijing’s economic policy to a degree not seen since the opening to the West nearly half a century ago."
...whereas the WSJ is ideology free of course!)
(eta: this was fascinating article from an ideoogical point of view in the Wall Street Journal https://archive.ph/7nhtm
"Communist Party Priorities Complicate Plans to Revive China’s Economy
Ideology is driving Beijing’s economic policy to a degree not seen since the opening to the West nearly half a century ago."
...whereas the WSJ is ideology free of course!)
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gosub
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Evergrande stock fell another 90% today
Bingoman
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That is some stock fall
gosub
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Had been suspended
Bingoman
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right ok
The WSJ obviously has ideology too but it is rather puzzling as to why the Communist Party under Xi seems to oppose boosting consumer led growth, with an economy which is still largely dependent on export to western consumers at a time when western countries are looking to derisk, diversify, or reshore from China.
As the article states, continuing to borrow money to build infrastructure has increasingly diminishing returns at this point. It is strange that Xi views a lack of social spending as fiscal discipline, but continuing to increase the debt burden by building more roads to nowhere and white elephants is acceptable. Especially given the demographic issues China has, spending in a state pension system would make a lot of sense.
I think, less than ideology, what is happening is fewer voices able to speak at the top and policy is increasingly made based on the prejudices of a small group of out-of-touch elites with similar background and worldview.
Welfarism is coded as Western and decadent in contrast to Chinese vitality and industriousness so it's a stubborn no.
State directed investment spending has worked so far so it must keep going. I suspect there must also be some degree of Xi using this to keep his patronage networks loyal, by ensuring state funding continues to flow to companies connected to his political allies.
I think there is indeed less rational economics going on here. It is similar in a way to the logic of Tory austerity, which was advised against by the IMF and a lot of neoliberal economists, but it had become an unquestionable sacred cow amongst the Tory elite cliques and was also benefiting a lot of private contractors allied with the Tory Party who were taking on previously public sector roles; ultimately it comes down to stubborn out-of-touch elite prejudices and self-interest, albeit in different contexts.
2024 Taiwanese presidential election - Wikipedia
In other news, election polls look like DPP is heading for a third term, with KMT potentially relegated to a third party position.
This is quite a big deal as KMT, as a Chinese Nationalist Party and former government of China, are Taiwan's main link with China and are regarded by Beijing as the default rulers of Taiwan. Their arguments for "One China Policy" rely a lot on the legacy of KMT rule, which represented China at the UN for quite some time and sought to eventually retake the mainland. But if Taiwan no longer regards itself as the Chinese government and the Chinese-identifying descendants of the losing side of the civil war have become politically marginal, then talking about "One China Policy" becomes meaningless.
Their attempts at peaceful reunification have involved fostering relationships with influential KMT members and KMT-linked businessmen, and they have been keen to get KMT back in power. Them being relegated to a third party will force Beijing to reassess its strategy.
Whether this would mean war or not is unclear. Anybody who tells you with 100% certainty than a war will or won't happen is talking shit, most likely Beijing doesn't even know itself yet but war is certainly an option on the table and they are taking all the steps you'd expect them to take, the question is whether they are willing to take the gamble or not, which nobody really knows.
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Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
Oh I think the ccp has a plan b2024 Taiwanese presidential election - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
In other news, election polls look like DPP is heading for a third term, with KMT potentially relegated to a third party position.
This is quite a big deal as KMT, as a Chinese Nationalist Party, are Taiwan's main link with China and are regarded by Beijing as the default rulers of Taiwan. Most of their attempts at peaceful reunification have involved fostering relationships with influential KMT members and KMT-linked businessmen, and they have been keen to get KMT back in power. Them being relegated to a third party will force Beijing to reassess its strategy.
Yeah I edited my post while you were replying. We all know what plan b is, the question is whether they will take the risk.
True but even combined him and KMT have 27% to DPP's 40% in the latest polls.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
Tbh atm it is not that much of a risk in comparison to how it would be in 5 years time. The American forces are transitioning to a posture against China, China's got home advantage, america has sent a fuck ton of weapons to Ukraine - at the moment the military situation is about as favourable as it will get for China. Politically? Economically? Probably not. But on the balance of forces and ability to establish facts on the ground? If you read American military authors on war with China it's plain the USA would a) struggle to mobilise and transport forces within the continental United states in the face of a range of possible Chinese tactics and b) the forces the US could deploy in the Western Pacific like aircraft carrier groups are vulnerable to a range of weapons China could deploy. For my money it's 2025 but 2024 is certainly on the cards
I worry that Trump's contestation of the 2024 election could lead to some form of serious civil unrest in the US which Beijing might see as an opportune moment to act. "Now or never."
I agree that time is not on China's side and it will get harder the longer they leave it. However they are also quite risk averse and they might prefer to delay action and hope the situation improves. That seems to be their approach to the economy after all.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
We're getting to the stage where no war would be a bigger surprise than war2024 Taiwanese presidential election - Wikipedia
In other news, election polls look like DPP is heading for a third term, with KMT potentially relegated to a third party position.
This is quite a big deal as KMT, as a Chinese Nationalist Party and former government of China, are Taiwan's main link with China and are regarded by Beijing as the default rulers of Taiwan. Their arguments for "One China Policy" rely a lot on the legacy of KMT rule, which represented China at the UN for quite some time and sought to eventually retake the mainland. But if Taiwan no longer regards itself as the Chinese government and the Chinese-identifying descendants of the losing side of the civil war have become politically marginal, then talking about "One China Policy" becomes meaningless.
Their attempts at peaceful reunification have involved fostering relationships with influential KMT members and KMT-linked businessmen, and they have been keen to get KMT back in power. Them being relegated to a third party will force Beijing to reassess its strategy.
Whether this would mean war or not is unclear. Anybody who tells you with 100% certainty than a war will or won't happen is talking shit, most likely Beijing doesn't even know itself yet but war is certainly an option on the table and they are taking all the steps you'd expect them to take, the question is whether they are willing to take the gamble or not, which nobody really knows.
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
Get depressed when think about our closest neighboring countries are Russia, China and the DPRK.
Bit scarier than having Ireland and France beside ye...
Bit scarier than having Ireland and France beside ye...
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
Don't know about that, France has form for invading england
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
Sure but there's no imminent threat. Unless Macron is due a visa.
gosub
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If there's no immediate threat why are we still paying income tax? It's supposed to be a temporary measure, while the French are being uppity.
And no news of retaking Calais either
JimW
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Yes, meant he's only going to split the KMT vote if he manages to get on the ballot.
teqniq
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Bingoman
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China's Great Wall damaged by workers looking for shortcut
Part of the wall running through China's Shanxi province was dug open, causing severe damage.
www.bbc.co.uk
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
Frustrated China steps up warship and fighter plane activity around Taiwan
Taipei reports People’s Liberation Army operation, which comes after Beijing accused US and Canada of ‘inciting conflict’ by traversing Taiwan Strait
Preparing for 2025
Bingoman
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What happened to 2024?Frustrated China steps up warship and fighter plane activity around Taiwan
Taipei reports People’s Liberation Army operation, which comes after Beijing accused US and Canada of ‘inciting conflict’ by traversing Taiwan Strait
Preparing for 2025
Raheem
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Pandemic.
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