After decades of spectacular growth built on property and heavy industry, China has tried to chart a new path – one driven by electric vehicles, green technology and AI.

But as those bets begin to falter, there are questions about whether China has reached its peak, with stubborn problems such as high youth unemployment and an ageing population seemingly intractable.

As the new year begins, what is Xi Jinping’s plan to course correct? And if he can’t pull it off, what does that mean for Astralia?

Today, essayist, translator and author of 11 books on China, Linda Jaivin, on what’s next for one of the world’s great superpowers.

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