Thomas Orlik is Bloomberg's chief economist, based in Washington DC. Previously, Tom was the chief Asia economist for Bloomberg and China economics correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, based in Beijing. He is the author of Understanding China's Economic Indicators and China: The Bubble that Never Pops.
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The Chinese economy appears destined for failure, the financial bubble forever in peril of popping, the real estate sector doomed to collapse, the factories fated for bankruptcy. Banks drowning in bad loans. An urban landscape littered with ghost t... SEE MORE