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Is China Falling?

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Uncertainty about China’s economy is roiling financial markets worldwide. But just how serious is the threat to China’s long-term prospects and to global economic stability?

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  1. China’s Political Interventions
    China market collapse Hitoshi Yamada/ZumaPress

    China’s Political Interventions

    Aug 28, 2015 Koichi Hamada explains why a highly managed economy can produce more instability than a free one.

  2. What Should China Do?
    Xi Jinping Rao Aimin/ZumaPress

    What Should China Do?

    Aug 26, 2015 Michael J. Boskin underscores the danger to long-term stability implied by reversion to state control of the economy.

  3. China’s Complexity Problem
    Communist Party of China leaders Ma Zhancheng/ZumaPress

    China’s Complexity Problem

    Aug 25, 2015 Stephen S. Roach asks whether the country's leaders are juggling too many policy objectives.

  4. The New “Two Chinas” Question
    shanghai at night Shanghai/Wang Gang/ZumaPress

    The New “Two Chinas” Question

    Aug 21, 2015 Richard Haass identifies choices confronting the country's leaders that are as difficult as they are unavoidable.

  5. China’s Debt Termites
    Renminbi burnt bills epSos.de/Flickr

    China’s Debt Termites

    Aug 19, 2015 Gene Frieda highlights the risk that local government liabilities pose to the Chinese economy.

  6. The Value of China’s Devaluation
    China gold army statue Benjamin Jakabek/Flickr

    The Value of China’s Devaluation

    Aug 19, 2015 Benjamin J. Cohen concludes that China's long-term strategy for its currency remains on track.

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