China’s Public Sector Has Failed

China’s Public Sector Has Failed
An investor gestures as he looks at stock price movements on a screen at a securities company in Beijing on October 12, 2018. NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images
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To strengthen “the public sector of the economy as the mainstay,” the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has enforced many reforms involving state-owned enterprises, de-leveraging, and taxation. It has recruited private enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises. However, according to the latest data on state-owned assets the CCP recently released, prospects for the public sector appear dim.