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China's COVID lockdowns made its people depressed and hurt its economy
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China's COVID lockdowns made its people depressed and hurt its economy

China’s economy keeps slowing down, and that could be a problem for the rest of the world. On GZERO World, Shaun Rein, founder and managing director of the China Market Research Group, sits down with Ian Bremmer to explain why he’s become bearish on China’s economic outlook.

China’s economy in trouble
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China’s economy in trouble

China’s economy has averaged about 10% annual growth year over year for the past four decades. It’s undoubtedly the biggest economic success story of our lifetime, but how long can that last?

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Podcast: China's great economic slowdown

Listen: China is undoubtedly the biggest economic success story of our lifetime. But in the last decade, Chinese President Xi Jinping has been moving the country back to its socialist roots, with major crackdowns in tech, real estate, and foreign investment. Is Xi setting up China for another four decades of economic success, or will the growth stop here?

Ian Explains: Why China’s era of high growth is over
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Ian Explains: Why China’s era of high growth is over

Is China still on track to becoming the world’s largest economy? Ian Bremmer breaks down China’s great economic slowdown.

What We're Watching: Confidence in Boris, Shanghai reopens, chicken inflation
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What We're Watching: Confidence in Boris, Shanghai reopens, chicken inflation

Birdsong and stolen cherries: Lockdown life in Shanghai
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Birdsong and stolen cherries: Lockdown life in Shanghai

Chinas draconian zero-COVID policy has pushed the people of Shanghai and other cities to the brink. Even the WHO says it can't work — so why won't Xi Jinping change course?

The Graphic Truth: Zero-COVID is hurting China's economy
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The Graphic Truth: Zero-COVID is hurting China's economy

Xi Jinping’s zero-COVID policy has saved many Chinese lives … at a huge economic cost. China’s economy is now back to the early days of the pandemic: the manufacturing index is down almost four points from a year ago and at its lowest level since early 2020, while exports are weak due to zero-COVID restrictions at major ports like Shanghai. We take a look at Chinese manufacturing and exports over the past year.

What We're Watching: Hungarian holdout, hope in Shanghai, US troops return to Somalia
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What We're Watching: Hungarian holdout, hope in Shanghai, US troops return to Somalia

China is in a tough spot
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China is in a tough spot

China’s COVID strategy in unsustainable, says the WHO. Drop it and risk the lives of 1.55 million people, warns a new report. Xi Jinping is in a tough spot.

What We’re Watching: Russian military on the ropes, panic-buying in Beijing, Nicaragua out of OAS
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What We’re Watching: Russian military on the ropes, panic-buying in Beijing, Nicaragua out of OAS