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China’s GDP Is Impressive but It’s Also a Lie

China’s GDP Is Impressive but It’s Also a Lie
Workers labor at a construction site in Shanghai, China, on July 12, 2021. Aly Song/Reuters
John Mac Ghlionn
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Although China appears to have had an impressive first half of 2021, appearances, as we all know, are incredibly deceptive. After all, if the country’s economy is as impressive as we have been led to believe, then why is it failing hundreds of millions of its citizens?
John Mac Ghlionn
John Mac Ghlionn
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John Mac Ghlionn is a researcher and essayist. He covers psychology and social relations, and has a keen interest in social dysfunction and media manipulation. His work has been published by the New York Post, The Sydney Morning Herald, Newsweek, National Review, and The Spectator US, among others.
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