Gunners Shot

A GDP fixated China finds itself boxed in economically. Investment has hit a ceiling. Consumption remains weak. Export of trade surplus is facing geopolitical barriers besides low profit margins due to overcapacity. The answer to China’s economic malaise is to increase consumption. However it comes at a political risk and cost which Xi Jinping is not prepared to pay. It seems that China has hit its own Great Wall from which there is no escape!