Simon Rabinovitch
Asia economics editor of The Economist
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Simon Rabinovitch
Biography
Simon Rabinovitch is the Asia economics editor of The Economist, with a focus on China and other emerging markets in the region. He is the author of a special report on the Chinese financial system, Big but brittle, which is due to be published in early May. Simon previously served as a correspondent with the Financial Times and Reuters in Beijing, Shanghai and London, reporting on finance and economics. He also fit in a brief stint as a table-tennis reporter during the Beijing Olympics in 2008. Outside of journalism, Simon is national secretary for the Rhodes Scholarships for China. Simon has a BA from McGill University in Canada and a Master's from the University of Oxford.
Simon Rabinovitch
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Myths and realities of China’s slowdown
Opinions about China’s economy are, as ever, polarised. The bullish view is that it has entered a ‘new normal’ of slower but better-quality growth, with the government guiding it along a clear path of reform. The bearish view is that the economy is on the brink of a crisis, signalled by stockmarket turmoil, currency depreciation and capital outflows. It is easy to say that the truth must lie somewhere between these two extremes. But which is closer to being right? This presentation will tackle that question by challenging six prominent myths, three from each side of the debate. Bears are wrong about the nature of the slowdown; wrong about the mendacity of official data; and wrong about the economy’s potential. Bulls, though, place too much faith in China’s reforms; in its ability to solve its debt problems; and in its trajectory as yet another Asian growth story. Once these myths are cleared away, how should we view China and its prospects? And what are the major risks – both upside and downside – in the coming year?
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