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China’s unwelcome rebound

Evidence of an economic revival over the summer has settled the nerves of the many China watchers who had been worrying about an imminent crash. Those earlier fears were probably exaggerated, but the relief with which the upturn has been greeted is misplaced too. A further slowdown would be in China’s economic interests.

This Update is adapted from an op-ed article in this week’s Europe edition of the China Daily newspaper

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