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Hong Kong bill, GDP revisions

Trump will probably sign the HK Human Rights & Democracy Act into law during the next week or two. But he may delay its implementation in order to avoid derailing the trade talks. Meanwhile, new upward revisions to historic GDP will make it easier for the leadership to achieve a target of doubling real GDP between 2010 and 2020 while at the same time acknowledging that growth remains on a downward trajectory.

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