A view from Beijing of an economy still staggeringly on the rise.
To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com here.BEIJING — Seen from the Chinese capital as the Year of the Sheep starts, the malaise affecting the West seems like a mirage in a galaxy far, far away. On the other hand, the China that surrounds you looks all too solid and nothing like the embattled nation you hear about in the Western media, with its falling industrial figures, its real estate bubble, and its looming environmental disasters. …read more
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