Zhang Xiaojing is the deputy head of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences’ (CASS) Institute of Economics, who is also a new member of the Chinese Economists 50 Forum, a group of reform-minded Chinese economists and officials. Photo: Weibo
Zhang Xiaojing is the deputy head of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences’ (CASS) Institute of Economics, who is also a new member of the Chinese Economists 50 Forum, a group of reform-minded Chinese economists and officials. Photo: Weibo

China must prioritise innovation to avoid being ‘strangled’ by US in next five years, top researcher says

  • China Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) researcher Zhang Xiaojing says China ‘needs to rely more on itself’ to create growth drivers and combat decoupling
  • Current trade and technology disputes are the US ‘kicking away the ladder’ which China used to become the world’s second largest economy

Zhang Xiaojing is the deputy head of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences’ (CASS) Institute of Economics, who is also a new member of the Chinese Economists 50 Forum, a group of reform-minded Chinese economists and officials. Photo: Weibo
Zhang Xiaojing is the deputy head of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences’ (CASS) Institute of Economics, who is also a new member of the Chinese Economists 50 Forum, a group of reform-minded Chinese economists and officials. Photo: Weibo
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