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China?s Faustian Bargain With the Auto Industry

By Stan

OK, the post title is a tad melodramatic. However, two related newsish items found their way into my Inbox at the same time. Both were disturbing.

First was a straightforward news item from the FT on June car sale numbers, up 48.5% from last year. Yeah! A nice boost to GDP, more indications that domestic consumption is firming up, and the government’s tax breaks and subsidies for autos seem to be working.

Everybody happy? Not exactly.

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