The China Reopening: A Tale of Two Stories | Shehzad Qazi

On today's episode of On the Margin, Shehzad Qazi Managing Director at China Beige Book joins the show for a discussion on the cyclical and secular outlook for the Chinese economy.

As China has announced their full reopening, Shehzad is able to walk through the data China beige Book has been able to collect throughout January and February. Expecting a positive year for China, Shehzad walks through both the cyclical and more structural slower growth environment China will experience over the coming decade due to Xi Jinping's new focus on "common prosperity", as appose to growth at all costs. To hear all this and more, you'll have to tune in!
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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
00:27 The Chinese Lockdown of 2022
02:17 China In 2023: A Tale of Two Stories
07:30 The Chinese Credit Impulse
10:03 Public Ad
11:26 The Chinese Banking System
16:13 The Reopening's Impact On Commodities
19:25 Will The Reopening In China Spur Inflation?
24:57 U.S & China In The Great Power Competition
36:08 China's Demographic Decline
40:20 A New Paradigm Over The Next Decade
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