China: A Vulnerable Giant?

Is China the world's next economic superpower, or is the Chinese economy teetering on the verge of collapse? What are the political, financial, and environmental challenges faced by Beijing's policymakers? Can Xi Jinping follow through on his promises to reign in financial risk and better the lives of ordinary Chinese people?

CEF explored these questions in a panel discussion on the future of Chinese economic development, featuring: Professor Kenneth Pomeranz, author of 'The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy', author of 'Power of Tiananmen: State-Society Relations and the 1989 Beijing Student Movement', Assistant Professor Johanna Ransmeier, author of 'Sold People: Traffickers and Family Life in North China', and Paulson Fellow Institute and former journalist for the Wall Street Journal Dinny McMahon, author of upcoming book 'China's Great Wall of Debt: Shadow Banks, Ghost Cities, Massive Loans, and the End of the Chinese Miracle'.