Plunging investment and negative retail sales have spooked global markets. But a deeper dive into high-frequency indicators, local government debt strategies, and the undercounted service sector reveals a highly resilient economy
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Workers assemble tensioners at a precision machinery company in Deqing county, Zhejiang province. Photo: VCG
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