According to The Epoch Times, A December 22 report by international consultancy Rhodium Group estimates that China's real economic growth in 2025 likely ranged between 2.5 and 3 per cent, nearly half of the officially declared 5.2 per cent expansion.
What was once dismissed as temporary instability has evolved into a systemic breakdown driven by excessive taxation, erratic policies, and state dominance over private credit and enterprise, as reported by The Express Tribune.