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Official numbers yes, but sometimes behavior leaks. What are wealthy/well-connected Chinese businesspeople and officials doing? Maybe there's some insider tradi
by sterlind 7y ago
Official numbers yes, but sometimes behavior leaks. What are wealthy/well-connected Chinese businesspeople and officials doing? Maybe there's some insider trading or money moving that could shed light on the real situation?
- bobthepanda 7y agoIIRC people used to look at things like electricity and energy use to determine real Chinese GDP growth, but I would imagine this has become less useful as the Chinese economy transitions away from heavy polluting industry and towards higher energy efficiency.
- handedness 7y agoThat transition is still a ways off.
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoThat is actually called the Li Keqiang index. Unfortunately, Li Keqiang has been mostly sidelined by Xi Jinping.