China’s Economic Slowdown Continues
China’s Economic Slowdown Continues
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China’s economy grew 6.9 percent in 2015, but that represents the slowest growth rate for the world’s second-largest economy in 25 years.
Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson checks in with the BBC’s Stephen Evans in Shanghai to hear how the economic slowdown is affecting workers and how the Chinese government is responding.
Note: This BBC interview can be heard in the Here & Now podcast or with the WBUR app.
Guest
- Steve Evans, correspondent for the BBC in Shanghai. He tweets @EvanstheAirwave.
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