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August 31, 2012

China's Growing Economic Crisis

William Pesek, Bloomberg

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Local governments are cash-strapped and awash in debts that could turn bad. The eurozone seems locked into permanent-crisis mode while the U.S. is bogged down with debt, economic stagnation and political paralysis. China proved it can live for a few years without U.S. and European customers, but not forever.

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