Economics
Five Clues on Whether China’s Economic Upturn Has Staying Power
- Trade war, slower consumption may hurt industrial investment
- Consumer spending will show whether sentiment has picked up
Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
This article is for subscribers only.
Sign up for Next China, a weekly email on where the nation stands now and where it's going next.
The Chinese economy likely stabilized in the first quarter of this year, but a closer look under the hood will be needed to tell whether that’s just a temporary improvement or if the economy has hit bottom and is rebounding.