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China economy 2020 review: the highs and lows of a coronavirus-hit 12 months
Like most of the world, China’s economy has endured a turbulent year brought on by the wide reaching impact of the coronavirus.The year started on somewhat of a bright note as on January 15 the US and China signed their phase one trade deal, signalling a pause in the tit-for-tat trade tariff war that had raged for some 18 months.But just over a week later, China’s central government imposed a lockdown on Wuhan and several other cities as the realities of the coronavirus and its impacts began to…