China’s economy
In three parts
Some Chinese economic indicators are moving in the right direction; others are not
Jan 23rd 2014, 15:59 | From the print edition
CHINA’S economy, worth over $9 trillion in 2013, divides opinion. Often it divides it neatly in two: optimists contend with pessimists, apologists with alarmists, bulls with bears. Figures released this month encouraged both camps.