China has stoked its people’s hopes of using economic growth to return to national greatness and reverse national humiliation, and such dreams die hard. Photo: Reuters
Opinion
Opinion
The trade war shows China’s economic dream is dying. Beijing now has a choice: open up or stagnate
- The US is demanding that China change course and, for all its growth and promises, Beijing is in no position to argue: in tech, it still lags at least 10 years behind the US and doesn’t have the depth of skills to produce its own high-end goods
China has stoked its people’s hopes of using economic growth to return to national greatness and reverse national humiliation, and such dreams die hard. Photo: Reuters