Economics

Chinese Economy Risks Deeper Slowdown Than Markets Realize

  • Property downturn seen as biggest threat to GDP growth
  • Resolve to curb debt, reshape Internet has surprised analysts
Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
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China’s economy risks slowing faster than global investors realize as President Xi Jinping’s push to cut its reliance on real estate and regulate sectors from education to technology combine with a power shortage and the pandemic.