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Figure 1. Chinese Real GDP Growth
CHINAS GROWTH
PROSPECTS
1. Boosting Domestic
Consumption:
Professor Anil K. Gupta, a global
expert in Chinas economy, saw
major transformations happening
in China, that is the shift from
manufacturing to services, from
investment to consumption.
=
growth in consumption and By 2030, services are expected to
services, because investments tend rise to 70% of GDP and Chinas
to get postponed depending on the rising middle-class could generate SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
business cycle; but growth achieved a consumption market of US$6
through increased consumption and trillion, the largest in the world.
services will restore stability on
multiple areas in Chinese economy,
CHINAS
OBSTACLES?
China has experienced
extraordinary growth in GDP since
the early 1980s, noticeable by large
state investments, which is why
many analysts facilely predict that
China will overtake the United
States as the largest economy
sometime within this decade. But
they havent considered the list of
problems that might eat into
Chinas ability in growing. maturity, from a 10% annual GDP previously (see Fig. 9). According to
growth down to 7.3%. the National Bureau of Statistics,
Firstly, economic models suggest the population of Chinas working-
that developing countries grow at However, the IMF expects China to age population (ages 16-59) has
faster rates than developed country, continue growing at a rate of 6.5%, dropped for three consecutive
just as how a newborn grows rapidly which still puts China well ahead of years; in 2015, the population over
within weeks of birth but slows down most other major economies aged 60 reached 222 million, which
as they reach adulthood. While growth rates, and keeps it on track is 16% of the whole population. In
China seems to be growing rapidly, it to eventually overtake the US as the 2050, the working population is
is considered a developing country, worlds largest economy. predicted to decline to 700 million;
and will likely slow down when it by then, 1 in 3 people in China will be
gets to later stages of development, Furthermore, China will suffer from aged over 65.
as seen in the decline of growth a generational population due to the
rates for the past three years as it one child policy enforced Being aware of this problem, the
reaches later stages of economic Chinese government made
changes to the policy in 2016,
allowing families to have two
children, hoping that it will lead to a
more consumer-driven society as
parents face pressure from both
children. Though it is unlikely that
the recent alters to the One Child
Policy can make differences to the
demographic problem in the short
term, but when the new generation
from the new policy enter the work
force, the Chinese economy will
start to feel beneficial effects from
the change, as the ratio of retiring
population to working-age people
will be more balanced.
Figure 10. One Child Policy in China puts pressure on the younger generation
Economics
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