The FT’s global China editor James Kynge explains why China’s indebtedness means it is probably both unwilling and unable to launch a stimulus package like it did in 2009 after the financial crisis. #covid #pandemic #chineseeconomy #coronavirus #covid19 #financialtimes #economy #datajournalism

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