The ‘China Collapse’ Narrative Meets Reality: What Golden Week Actually Reveals About the Chinese Economy
The “China collapse” narrative has become the economic equivalent of a zombie movie franchise – no matter how many times it gets debunked, it keeps coming back for another sequel. Western media outlets have been predicting China’s economic demise for decades, showing us images of supposed ghost cities and warning of imminent financial catastrophe. But what happens when we look at what’s actually happening on the ground?