China's Economy Collides With Geopolitical Roadblocks

WHAT IS IN TODAY’S INSIGHT?

1. Quick Read

2. Geoeconomic Walls

3. Sudden Curveballs

4. China’s New Strategy

5. Actionable Takeaways

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INTRODUCTION

There is no shortage of news about the deteriorating state of the Chinese economy:

• Last year, foreign investment in China was just $33 billion, a 30-year low, and a massive drop from $344 billion in foreign investment China recorded in 2021 

• For the first time since the 1950s, China will begin raising its retirement age by a few months at a time over the next 15-years, along with adding new conditions around accessing pension

• A $42 billion plan from Beijing to solve its real estate woes by having local governments buy up unsold properties from certain developers has seen only five Chinese cities acquire new assets