China's Power Up for Debate (Part 5)

The challenges and opportunities presented by China’s rise are hotly contested. To help make sense of the issue, the ChinaPower Conference will feature a series of debates between leading experts on the nature of Chinese power.

Proposition: China faces a looming economic crisis.

For: Andy Xie
Director, China Boqi Environmental Science and Technology
Former Chief Asia-Pacific Economist, Morgan Stanley

Against: David Dollar
Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Global Economy and Development
John L. Thornton China Center, The Brookings Institution

[AHHUAT]

andy xie is at his best when interpreting economic data and correlating them into sensible information to his audiences. I learned a lot from his books on economics. it's really amazing stuffs. andy should be teaching applied economics in universities.

[absolutebruno]

Japanese people make the wind, or at least they did and named a bunch of ships after the wind. Other than that excellent speech Andy!

[oldlazzybum]

Why Ann Lee of NYU is not in this debate ? She is much more knowledgeable than rhose speakers I have wasted five hours of my time.

[sushilover]

1990. The Economist: China's economy has come to a halt.1996. The Economist: China's economy will face hard landing.
1998. The Economist: China's economy entering a dangerous period of sluggish growth.
1999. Bank of Canada: Likelihood of a hard landing for the Chinese economy.
2000. Chicago Tribune: China currency move nails hard landing risk coffin.
2001. Wilbanks, Smith & Thomas: A hard landing in China.
2002. Westchester University: China Anxiously Seeks A Soft Economic landing.
2003. KWR International: How to find a soft landing if China..
2004. The Economist: The great fall of China?
2005. Nouriel Roubini: The Risk of a Hard Landing in China.
2006. International Economy: Can China Achieve a Soft Landing?
2007. TIME: Is China's Economy Overheating? Can China avoid a hard landing?
2008. Forbes: Hard Landing in China?
2009. Fortune: China's hard landing. China must find a way to recover.
2010. Nouriel Roubini: Hard landing coming in China.
2011. Business Insider: A Chinese Hard Landing May Be Closer Than You Think.
2012. American Interest: Dismal Economic News from China: A Hard Landing.
2013. Zero Hedge: A Hard Landing in China.
2014. CNBC: A hard landing in China.
2015. Forbes: Congratulations, You got Yourself A Chinese Hard Landing....
2016. The Economist: Hard Landing looms for China.