Forget Chinatown, welcome to China World: How country continues to grow at home and abroad

Economy growing steadily while the West flounders

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China's effective handling of the Covid-19 crisis has arguably brought about a positive shift in investors' perceptions about Asia's largest country. More investors have started to look at China as it is rapidly becoming an engine for global growth.

China looks increasingly attractive for investors seeking an economic return despite a lot of misconceptions about Chinese companies and a tailing strong bias against them. The country has not significantly expanded its balance sheet during the crisis, has sensible interest rates and decent growth - in contrast to developed markets, whose further leveraged balance sheets mean they are likely to keep zero to negative rates for many years and offer very little growth.   China: What are the good and bad scenarios facing the second-largest economy? Manufacturing activity in China large...

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