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China Policy Outlook Hinges on the Definition of ‘About’

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks with Premier Li Qiang during the 14th National People’s Congress in Beijing in March.

Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

I’m Malcolm Scott, international economics enterprise editor in Sydney. Today, we’re looking at China’s run of dour data. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@bloomberg.net or get in touch on X via @economics. And if you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so here.

How do you define “about” — a word that’s very purpose is to be vague?