China Puts a Band-Aid on Its Economy. It’s Still Missing the Real Problems.
Since taking the helm in July 2023, People’s Bank of China Gov. Pan Gongsheng had avoided giant stimulus bursts of the kind Beijing did amid the 2008-2009 global financial crisis. Pan favored incremental steps, owing to President Xi Jinping’s desire to curb debt, avoid bubbles in the property sector, and keep the yuan stable.