Is China the economic threat its made out to be?
Last week, China announced its annual economic growth slipped to 6.2 percent in the second quarter, the country\u2019s weakest expansion in nearly three decades, according to the Economist. What is causing this slowdown, and what does it mean for the future? AEI’s Derek Scissors joined us to explain. We also discuss his new report on China’s global investments, what’s going on with the US-China trade war, and how the US should view China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
\nDerek M. Scissors is a resident scholar at AEI, where he focuses on the Chinese and Indian economies and on US economic relations with Asia. He is concurrently chief economist of the China Beige Book and an avid fan of Michigan football.
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