China’s leaders ponder an economy without lockdowns—or crackdowns
Will market-friendly slogans turn into market-friendly policies?
Each december the leaders of China’s Communist Party gather to discuss their “economic work” for the year ahead. The lengthy statement they then release to the public provides a clue to their thinking and priorities. But by the time the leaders met on December 15th and 16th in Beijing, the most fateful economic choice of the next 12 months had already been made.
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