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Seven misconceptions about China

We find it increasingly hard to recognise the inflation-ridden, bubble-filled China that we read about in the newspapers. Popular consensus seems to be settling on the view that China is overheating. We disagree. In the interests of outlining why, we list below seven statements that are commonly heard but which – we believe – are almost certainly wrong. We have written more on these issues before. Clients should turn to the referred notes for more detail.

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