skip to main content
Briefing

China: Economic Profile

Appears in: Asia/Pacific, Emerging Markets, Macroeconomy, China, Northeast Asia, Growth Outlook and Business Cycle, Sectors and Industries

Critical Issues

Background:

China's economy was rocked by the global financial crisis in late-2008, but a massive fiscal and monetary stimulus helped to pull the economy back to 8.7% growth in 2009. China remains highly dependent on exports and investment for growth, though policy makers have been trying to steer the economy toward domestic demand since at least 2005 when President Hu Jintao’s vision of a “harmonious society” was embraced by the government’s planners to reduce China's reliance on the rest of the world for growth.  Although China has embraced capitalism since reforms started in 1978, the Chinese Communist Party still holds onto some of the vestiges of a planned economy with its five-year plans and control of the commanding heights of the economy through state-owned enterprises.

Access to this content is restricted to RGE clients.

If you have a client code, please enter it here to activate your client account.

Click here for a free trial.

Learn About Our Services:

RGE Research

Our dynamic and intuitive macroeconomic research platform keeps you on top of the extraordinary shifts that transform our global economy, allowing users to uncover unique connections and insights. Discover the resource central banks and that 70% of the world's leading hedge funds, asset managers, PE firms, banks and corporations around the world depend on.

Our market strategists build on the work of our macroeconomic research team, incorporating market dynamics to answer crucial questions and generate actionable investment recommendations. RGE's Market Research and Strategy team gives clients actionable insight across six key asset classes:

• Currencies • Commodities
• Credit • Equity • Gov’t Bonds / Rates
• Emerging Markets • Financials
• Cross Asset Model Portfolio

RGE Strategy

Sometimes, reading research is not enough. Many RGE clients participate at the Roubini Direct Access level to gain a deeper understanding of specific issues. Through interactive live sessions, we engage with world-class thinkers, encourage knowledge sharing, idea generation, risk identification and validation of client initiatives.

Learn More »

For information on becoming an RGE Client, please speak with an RGE Representative in New York at +1 212-645-0010, or in London at +44 (0) 207 092 8850, or email americas@roubini.com for the Americas, europe@roubini.com for Europe, the Midddle East and Africa, and asia@roubini.com for Asia/Pacific.

Associated Readings

Analysis World Economic Forum (WEF) Video Presentation by Wen Jiabao Sep 10, 2009 Wen Jiabao, Premier of the People’s Republic of China on an ambitious agenda to reinvigorate China’s economy while meeting social goals Analysis McKinsey David Li, Xiao Geng, Tang Min and Chi Wei May 2009 Is China recession proof?

Publications

Our Research
?

Our Thoughts
?

Outlook Center
?

Central Bank Watch
?

Key Views
?

Scenario Analysis
?
RGE Clients can activate their account by updating Manage My Account

Top 10 Most Read

Our Research
1. India Trip Report: Policy Failures Dent Potential Growth; Is a Mea Culpa Too Little Too Late?
Our Research
2. Europe’s Playbook for Financial Crises
Our Thoughts
3. Turkey’s rising reliance on short-term external funding
Our Research
4. Debt and Deleveraging: Will China Turn Japanese?
Our Thoughts
5. Commodity price divergence
Our Research
6. Recent U.S. Data Signals Suggest Slow and Steady Activity
Our Research
7. Commodities: Rising Supply, but Sticky Prices
Our Research
8. With Elections Passed, Time for BN to Get Malaysia's Fiscal House in Order
Our Thoughts
9. Mexico's weak Q1 growth numbers
Our Research
10. The Eurozone Malaise: From Economic Causes to Market Implications

ROUBINI FEEDBACK FORUM

What Do You Think?
Weigh in on Roubini.com's new look or report any problems you encounter.

Website Feedback Content Feedback