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China's economy is showing multiple signs of weakness. Actual growth seems below the official figures; there is substantial deflation; the housing market has yet to stabilize; and the domestic stock markets have fallen significantly.

China is in the midst of a profound economic crisis. Growth rates are flagging as an unsustainable mountain of debt piles up; China's debt-to-GDP ratio reached a record 288% in 2023.

China's economy is at a turning point. An old economic model underpinned by heavy investment in infrastructure and real estate is crumbling. Growth is slowing and prices are falling, raising the specter of a Japan-style slide into stagnation.

London's Centre for Economics and Business Research calculated that China would indeed become the world's largest economy for 21 years, before the US reclaims the lead in 2057, itself to be overtaken by India around 2081.

China's real estate crisis, with the collapse of giants like Evergrande, threatens domestic and global markets, necessitating strategic reforms and international cooperation. China's real estate sector, once a pillar of economic stability and growth, is now facing a crisis of unprecedented scale.

The counterintelligence and economic espionage efforts emanating from the government of China and the Chinese Communist Party are a grave threat to the economic well-being and democratic values of the United States. Confronting this threat is the FBI's top counterintelligence priority.

It remains in negative territory now, having been so since last October. Meanwhile, China's GDP growth rate has been on a consistent decline, falling from 12.2 % in the first quarter of 2010 to 6% in the fourth quarter of 2019. From 2020 to 2022, China's average annual growth rate was about 4.6%.

China's well-documented economic struggles have led to broad declines in its stock markets over the past year, as growth was weighed down by a slump in real estate and exports.

The United States is the undisputed heavyweight when it comes to the economies of the world.

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China's Economy Falls Further Behind US

Consumer spending continues to contribute the bulk of growth, while private-sector investment and trade also contributed, along with government spending. In China, a property bust has not subtracted from output but also hurt broader consumer confidence.

China was the United States' third-largest trade partner in 2021. In 2021, 8.6% of total U.S. exports of $1.8 trillion to the World were exported to China and 17.9%of total U.S. imports of $2.8 trillion were imported from China.

The U.S. debt to China is approximately $1.059 trillion. That's 27.8 percent of the $3.8 trillion in treasury bills, notes, and bonds held by foreign countries. The rest of the $19.9 trillion national debt is owned by either the American people or by the U.S. government itself.

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Over the medium term, China's economy is expected to undergo a structural slowdown. Potential growth has been on a declining trend, reflecting adverse demographics, tepid productivity growth, and rising constraints to a debt-fueled, investment-driven growth model.

China grew 5.2% last year, more than most major economies. But for the unemployed graduates, the property owners who feel poorer as their flats are losing value, and the workers earning less than the year before, the world's second-largest economy feels like it's shrinking.

China said its economy grew 5.3% in the first quarter compared with the same three months a year earlier, a faster pace than the 5.2% year-over-year growth rate that the country notched in the final quarter of 2023, China's National Bureau of Statistics said Tuesday.