Official Chinese GDP vs. Real Chinese GDP
Just want to say, that China is doing VERY well at the moment.
Very well indeed.
The all-time, ever, between any two countries, in all time highest trade surplus ever recorded.
With America.
In the year just ended.
How far was the Soviet Union from collapse when it first began to admit problems? About 5 years from Glasnost to the Wall.
Notice how they avoided mentioning that the crackdown wasn't just the 90s, it was June 4th, 1989 to be exact. And within 30 months we had gone all in to give Communist China the keys to our kingdom.
We transferred patents, technical know how, complete factories, and more to China. We gave away gyro, MIRV, and accuracy information to China's space program. This allowed them to stop lofting missile to have them blow up, to a very reliable system that could then target U. S. positions within 50 feet, with nuclear tipped warheads.
Yeah, lets hear it for our wonderful policies with China.
I will say that Trump's trade policies with China are the first time we have put the brakes on at all. I think that was part of his grand strategy all along.
Tightening China's economy, puts pressure on them. They can still spend on military if they like, but something else will have to give, and that causes problems.
Trump is a grand master player/planner.
No more building ghost cities.
I DON’T CARE.