In Q3 2021, a Chinese economy already straining under COVID was rocked by energy shortages, while Evergrande, the country’s largest real estate developer, inched toward a full-blown debt crisis. Beijing also broadened its crackdown on tech giants, worsening investor sentiment
Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center Senior Director Josh Lipsky’s Big Story unpacks the key themes inside the data and what it means for China’s economy past, present, and future. Explore the interactive narrative and see the challenges facing China’s economy.
Over the past eight months, teams from the Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center and Rhodium Group have taken a data-driven dive into China’s economy to address a fundamental question: Is China becoming more or less like other open market economies?