https://www.scmp.com/rss/318897/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Shanghai has been my home for over a decade. In that time, I have witnessed many ups and downs, but rarely have I seen so much scepticism over the Chinese economy. Column inches are increasingly dedicated to the depreciating renminbi, rising credit and excess industrial capacity. But if you walk around Chinese cities, you will sense the vibrancy, excitement and entrepreneurial spirit in the air. The numbers also speak for themselves – gross domestic product grew at 6.7 per cent in the first... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2039942/why-chinas-economic-growth-worthy-envy-never-mind?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2039942/why-chinas-economic-growth-worthy-envy-never-mind?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Oct 2016 06:06:48 +0000 During last month's National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference meetings, there was quite a bit of discussion about China's slowing GDP growth forecast, which was lowered to seven per cent. Speculation about the impact of slower growth had sparked international debate about China's ability to manage what is now the "new normal" and markets are awaiting signs of what the next phase of economic development will be like. For decades, China experienced rapid and... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1777760/yin-and-yang-chinas-economic-growth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1777760/yin-and-yang-chinas-economic-growth?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Apr 2015 09:30:45 +0000