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China: Economic Reform as a Gauge of Regime Security

Oct 18, 2013 | 10:05 GMT

China: Economic Reform as a Gauge of Regime Security
An oil tanker under construction at a shipyard in Dalian, China.

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Summary

China's new administration is in the process of launching major reforms to streamline the Chinese economy. The move, however, could trigger job losses, a core concern for the regime. Hence, the extent to which Beijing actually enforces its reforms will provide a measure of the regime's sense of its security as it struggles to manage economic transition.

Impending economic consolidation raises obvious questions about Beijing's willingness to tolerate higher unemployment....

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