States of Play by Sam Olsen

States of Play by Sam Olsen

Can China escape the Middle Income Trap?

An interview with George Magnus, author of Red Flags

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Sam Olsen
Nov 16, 2021
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Hello and welcome to What China Wants.

There are many ways to measure the success of China’s growth. This might include its military might, or its diplomatic reach, or its dominance of the United Nations. But there is one metric that is always considered the top of the pile when it comes to international comparison, and that is wealth.

For a number of yea…

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