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China: An Economy in Transition

Published on14 SEP 2015

China has achieved extraordinary economic growth in the last several decades. Now, China’s long-term future requires an ambitious restructuring of its economy, emphasizing domestic consumption over government investment. In advance of President Xi Jinping’s September 23-26 US state visit, senior leaders from Goldman Sachs discuss why China’s economic transformation is necessary, the potential challenges to the transition, and the country’s evolving role as a global economic superpower.

The economic model that drove China’s growth… won’t necessarily support it in the next couple of decades.

- Lloyd Blankfein

Lloyd C. Blankfein
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Goldman Sachs

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