China's Economic Imbalance

China’s leadership is walking a tightrope, attempting to balance unsustainable economic growth against potential political unrest. Beijing has managed to stave off a major crisis through repeated stopgap measures, but how long can it continue?

Key Analysis
Chinese paramilitary police on Tiananmen Square
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Chinese paramilitary police in Tiananmen Square on March 8
China: Facing 'Hostile Forces' and Economic Stress
March 9, 2009 1720 GMT
China is tightening security ahead of anniversaries that could invite unrest in 2009, but instability brought on by economic woes could be Beijing's biggest worry. [more]
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao speaks at the annual National People's Congress
China: Economic Slowdown and the National People's Congress
March 5, 2009 1647 GMT
The annual session of China's National People's Congress has opened, against a backdrop of global economic crisis. [more]
Geopolitical Weekly
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Internal Divisions and the Chinese Stimulus Plan
February 23, 2009 2006 GMT
In an odd development for China given the current media crackdown in the country, Beijing's stimulus policies are being debated in the Chinese media. [more]
Investors monitor stock prices at a stock exchange in Zhengzhou, China
China: Reviving an Overseas Acquisitions Strategy
February 19, 2009 1702 GMT
The global economic crisis is giving China a chance to expand resource acquisitions abroad while prices are low, but there are political risks. [more]
An investor reacts to the electronic display board at a stock exchange on Feb. 18, 2009
China: Stimulus Plans and Speculation Realities
February 18, 2009 2009 GMT
Much of the new loan money becoming available in China as a result of stimulus efforts is going toward speculation rather than economic stimulus. [more]
A woman looks at newspapers and magazines on one of Beijing's many newsstands
China: The Recession and Renewed Media Restrictions
January 30, 2009 1850 GMT
New media restrictions in China reflect Beijing's increasing unease at the prospect of social unrest exacerbated by the global financial crisis. [more]
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