A Revisionist Tale: Why a Poor China Seems Richer – Keith Bradsher

From The New York Times:

Should China be treated differently because it may not be so rich after all? That is one of the central questions raised by new calculations from the World Bank that suggest the Chinese economy may not be as large as previously thought.

To be sure, some economists question whether the new figures are more accurate than the old ones, but others argue that they paint a picture of a poorer China that warrants reconsideration of the West’s efforts to change Chinese currency policies.

The World Bank issued preliminary figures on Monday that recalculated the economic output of 146 countries, including China, after excluding differences in domestic prices and currencies. [Full Text]

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