Former Minister of Finance Lou Jiwei is sharp and outspoken
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So we listen when he speaks. Lou, who now manages China’s social security fund, expressed some personal views on China’s economy in a speech over the weekend. First, Lou identified a few trends that even the Chinese government can’t control:
The demographic challenge: a shrinking labor pool an...