Beijing is Not Returning to its Reform Agenda

President Xi Jinping attends the leaders retreat at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative summit in San Francisco, November 17, 2023. *Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images*

With China’s economy continuing to face substantial headwinds in 2023, despite signs of stabilization over the last quarter, hopes have emerged that there will be a return to pragmatism in policy making. Over the summer Beijing introduced numerous measures to give more support to the private sector and households. This was complemented by a charm offensive towards foreign companies, including an easing of capital controls and promises to relax cross-border data flow restrictions. Thos

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