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​A view of the skyline and buildings at Shinjuku district during sunset in Tokyo, Japan June 20, 2021.
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A worker works at a workshop of a textile company in Binzhou city, East China's Shandong province.
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China flirts with deflation. Why is that a bad thing?

While much of the rest of the world contends with inflationary pressures, many economists say China is tussling with the inverse phenomenon: deflation. What’s deflation, and what are the implications at home and abroad?