China Views Untapped Consumer Market As Key To Stimulating Economy

China Views Untapped Consumer Market As Key To Stimulating Economy

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The Chinese are famous savers, putting away large amounts of the money they make. The government sees its untapped, vast consumer market as a way to stimulate growth. But doing so requires some painful tradeoffs between entrenched interests.

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