China's Economy and Policy 2016

China’s Economy and Policy: Trends and Outlook in Early 2016

written by Nikolai Tagarov on July 04, 2016

China recorded the lowest GDP of 6.9% for 25 years in 2015; given historically high levels of debt and excess housing and factory capacity, growth going forward will stagnate. In 2015, China became a net outbound investor for the first time. The trend of rising outbound FDI will continue as China seeks higher than domestic returns and access to new markets, incl. for geopolitical reasons.