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Officials in denial about extent of structural slowdown

Policymakers seem to believe that with a bit of stimulus and a turnaround in sentiment, the economy can get back on a stronger path. While there is some truth to this, we think that officials are underestimating the extent to which China’s slowdown is structural in nature and won’t be so easily reversed.

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