Look, their debt bubble is ready to pop as-is. The collapse was already inevitable. With the economy slowing down and the trade war, it's going to come fast.

Look, their debt bubble is ready to pop as-is. The collapse was already inevitable. With the economy slowing down and the trade war, it's going to come fast. This is how they contain the damage. Plus the party controls the (enormous) population even more closely during the rapid contraction.