Tag Archives: Wei Jianing

2023: PRC Political Zombies and the Zombie Economy

Zombies have been popular characters in literature and movies especially these past several decades although the undead of course have a much longer history than that! My economics teacher talked to us about zombie companies, already bankrupt, but still in … Continue reading

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2023: Crisis in Chinese Local Government Finance — Prof. Victor Shih’s Chinese Language Podcast Interview

Chinese language podcasts and YouTube videos contain a wealth of information about China (among many other people and things in the universe). I’ve mentioned Taiwan’s Ghost Island Media podcasts Politically Sensitive Interviews with Activists, Students, Artist on China Today and YouTube … Continue reading

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2022: Wei Jianing on the Zombification Risk for the Chinese Economy

Chinese economist Wei Jianing‘s December 2022 talk China’s Economy at Risk of ‘Zombification’ was quickly banned in China. I am copying below my translation of Wei Jianing’s article which appeared in the U.S-China Times in Chinese. Following the translation is … Continue reading

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