China’s economy faces a lopsided supply and demand problem that’s been years in the making

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China's economy faces lopsided supply and demand problems that have been decades in the making. Getty Images / Stringer, Getty China has fueled decades of economic growth with industrialization, huge exports, and foreign investments. That model is starting to show its weaknesses, however, as it's created a lopsided economy with too much supply and soft demand. "Stimulus functions on the supply side, and on the demand side you need structural reforms. You need to give people more confidence." Over four decades, Beijing has spurred massive growth and brought hundreds of millions of its citizens out of poverty, but the economic...