China’s export success also due to weakness at home

China’s leadership argues that the country’s export success in industries like auto production is a reflection of its technological strength. It understandably doesn’t want to focus on another factor at play: the persistent weakness of domestic consumer demand. Failure to acknowledge that this is a problem means there is little prospect of structural reforms that could address it in the foreseeable future.

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