China’s over-capacity and low domestic demand are becoming a problem for the World Economy.
The deflationary situations in China are spilling over negative externalities to the rest of the world, building tensions in international economics and diplomacy. More Chinese businesses are intending to dump low-cost goods into the rest of the world. Post-covid recovery in China has been weak due to a lack of demand-driven stimulus in the domestic markets, due to its demographic crisis[1], lower housing investment and weak estate sector[2], and rising youth employment. Local governments are also cutting their spending on routine expenditures like salaries to their employees[3]. There has been no increase in transfers or financial support from the government to households to increase their consumption capacity.
As per a recent exchange between China and the US, Treasury Secretary Jane...