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‘Garbage Time’ Buzzword Gains Traction as Third Plenum Ends With No Solution to China’s Crisis

‘Garbage Time’ Buzzword Gains Traction as Third Plenum Ends With No Solution to China’s Crisis
A man reads a newspaper near a front-page photo of Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a story about the conclusion of the Third Plenum, a key economic meeting, at a display board on a sidewalk in Beijing on July 19, 2024. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
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China’s struggling economy has spurred the buzzword lese shijian, or “garbage time in history,” among Chinese people. The term originates from basketball and refers to the final moments of a game when the losing team has no chance of a comeback. It has continued to gain traction since the Chinese Communist Party’s third plenary session ended with no new ideas to resolve the current crisis.

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