August 21, 2023· 45 min

The Four Big Structural Forces Holding Back China's Economy

Zongyuan Zoe Liu

Orality

Model

83%

Oral-dominant (speeches, podcasts, storytelling)

Speaker Breakdown

HostJoe Weisenthal(1,558 words)

M:28%

HostTracy Alloway(1,411 words)

M:28%

GuestZongyuan Zoe Liu(4,179 words)

M:28%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic33%

very, extremely, obviously

Engagement62%

you, our, your

Memory Aids100%

listen, so, now

Repetition100%

know (80x), like (67x), about (65x)

Parallelism90%

So why would I pay for stuff I..., And I'm Tracy Alloway...., So we're recording this on Aug...

Sound Patterns53%

43 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"

Formulaic Phrases7%

you know what, i mean, to be honest

Literate Indicators

Hedging8%

could, probably, maybe

Passive Voice7%

be published, were overwhelmed, was even

Abstract Nouns25%

investment, business, verizon.com/business

Subordination11%

because, though, since

Sentence Length40%

Avg: 14.9 words/sentence

Word Complexity51%

investment, analyze, anticipate

Academic Markers0%

Impersonal Style38%

497 personal pronouns found

Descriptive Style100%

exactly, apply, monthly

Description

The Chinese economy is in a slump. Industrial production is down. Retail sales are down. The property industry continues to struggle. The People's Bank of China just did a surprise rate cut. So what's driving the decline and what can the government do about it? On this episode of the podcast we speak with Zongyuan Zoe Liu, the Maurice R. Greenberg Fellow for China Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of the new book Sovereign Funds: How the Communist Party of China Finances Its Global Ambitions. She explains how the "four Ds" — demand, debt, demographics and decoupling — are acting as a persistent drag on the Chinese economy right now. We discuss possible policy responses and how China's war chest of financial assets plays into the government's strategy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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