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In China, college education comes at a price

Economics

China can’t promise employment to its young and educated either.

How China’s “sea turtles” will crush the US economy

Lifestyle

In China, small business no longer booming

Economics

From Taiwan to China: Workforce ventures across the Strait

Economics

The many faces of the Chinese labor force

Economics
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Economics

Q&A: Ruchir Sharma, Morgan Stanley’s emerging markets chief, explains China’s slowing growth, rising labor costs and the myth of the underperforming consumer.

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