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Xinhua — Chinese economy powering ahead

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With the Western permabears anticipating yet another immanent implosion of the Chinese economy, the state media is reporting a healthy consolidation based on increasing self-sufficiency and new partners. China has been in a transition from investment and export-fueled development growth model to one that draws strength from innovation, consumption and service sector. "The new drivers have played a key role in sustaining growth, adjusting the economic structure and expanding employment," Premier Li Keqiang said when addressing the opening plenary of the Summer Davos in northern port city of Tianjin. Consumption has played a more prominent role in driving growth, contributing to 78.5 percent of economic expansion in the first half of the year. The proportion was up from 58.8 percent in

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With the Western permabears anticipating yet another immanent implosion of the Chinese economy, the state media is reporting a healthy consolidation based on increasing self-sufficiency and new partners.
China has been in a transition from investment and export-fueled development growth model to one that draws strength from innovation, consumption and service sector.
"The new drivers have played a key role in sustaining growth, adjusting the economic structure and expanding employment," Premier Li Keqiang said when addressing the opening plenary of the Summer Davos in northern port city of Tianjin.
Consumption has played a more prominent role in driving growth, contributing to 78.5 percent of economic expansion in the first half of the year. The proportion was up from 58.8 percent in 2017.
The service sector contributed 60.5 percent of the overall economic growth in H1, 23.8 percentage points higher than the secondary industry.
High-tech industries and equipment manufacturing, dubbed as new driving forces, are booming and attracting increasing investment, when growth of overall investment has been declining since the beginning of the year.…
This is exactly what is called for at this stage of China's development process.
Mike Norman
Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

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