GM91: Inside China’s Growth Dilemma ft. George Magnus
China’s ascent tells two stories. One of power, precision, and industrial brilliance - the other of imbalance, aging, and constraint. In this episode, Alan Dunne and George Magnus trace the hidden geometry of that divide. They explore how a nation that builds for the future struggles to sustain its present: an economy split between advanced manufacturing and fading momentum, between the Party’s control and the market’s gravity. From local debt and demographic drag to rare-earth diplomacy and the politics of currency, Magnus sketches China not as a riddle to be solved, but as a system nearing the limits of its own design.
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Episode TimeStamps:
00:00 – Opening and disclaimer
02:23 – George Magnus on career path and China focus
06:56 – Data, distortions, and how to analyze China credibly
11:37 – Two-track reality: advanced industry vs. a strained macro base
16:56 – Why consumption rebalancing keeps failing
22:29 – Stock-market boosts vs. household wealth effects
25:45 – China’s “QE by other means”: credit, banks, LGFVs
27:40 – Who’s levered? Local governments and off–balance sheet debt
29:51 – Japan echoes and key differences
33:23 – Trade frictions, rare-earth leverage, and U.S.–China tactics
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