Can China Avoid Japan’s Lost Decades?

Low bond yields, weak inflation and a struggling property market have raised fears China may see its own version of Japan’s 1990s “balance sheet recession.” Can China change course in time to avoid its own “lost decades?”

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00:00 Introduction
01:24 Japan’s lost decades
02:29 Balance sheet recession
04:38 China’s similarities
06:43 China’s differences
08:03 Lessons from Japan

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Post from Bloomberg on February 28, 2025

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