How China Is Rewiring Its Faltering Economy

Xi Jinping has a plan to fix his country’s faltering economy and offset the pain caused by the property crisis. The goal is to move up the value chain. Out with dirty, low-end manufacturing and in with new industries like solar and electric vehicles. The problem, however, is Chinese consumers aren’t spending. Also, Beijing faces a tense trade and geopolitical landscape with the US and Europe. 00:00 Introduction 01:05 China’s growth story 01:54 Solar firm GCL 02:50 Hi-tech sectors 04:05 Tariffs and weak consumption 07:09 Model of success If you want to read more on China’s “great rewiring,” click here: For more on Xi Jinping’s plans for the Chinese economy, click here: Sign up here for the Next China newsletter to get Bloomberg’s weekly dispatches from Beijing: -------- Like this video? Subscribe: Get unlimited access to for $ for the first 3 months: Bloomberg Originals offers bold takes for curious minds on today’s biggest topics. Hosted by experts covering stories you haven’t seen and viewpoints you haven’t heard, you’ll discover cinematic, data-led shows that investigate the intersection of business and culture. Exploring every angle of climate change, technology, finance, sports and beyond, Bloomberg Originals is business as you’ve never seen it. Subscribe for business news, but not as you’ve known it: exclusive interviews, fascinating profiles, data-driven analysis, and the latest in tech innovation from around the world. Visit our partner channel Bloomberg Quicktake for global news and insight in an instant.