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Paul Krugman, a Nobel laureate and a media columnist, is someone Chinese officials and state media have learned to both love and hate. His tomes, including the Essentials of Economics , have a massive fan base among college students and policymakers, and he was a coveted speaker at leading universities and seminars before US-China relations turned sour. In recent years, some of Krugman’s sharply-worded columns for The New York Times , particularly those aimed at laying bare the Donald Trump administration’s policy follies, have made delightful reading for Chinese leaders who promptly ordered state media to translate them for public...
