Chinese netizens wonder if their economy is in “garbage time”
As the government tries to stimulate growth, some gloomily ponder the long term
These have been heady times for players of China’s stockmarkets. After the government began ramping up measures in late September to inject new life into a flagging economy, share prices soared, before settling back a bit as investors waited for details. Senior legislators revealed more stimulus measures on November 8th. But public anxiety about the economy’s long-term prospects may prove hard to dispel. That was true even before Donald Trump, who is threatening massive tariffs on Chinese goods, became America’s president-elect.
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This article appeared in the China section of the print edition under the headline “Trashy thoughts”

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