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Deep dive | Traffic lights at the end of the tunnel: The Politburo study session on regulating capital

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On April 29, the Politburo held a study session to discuss “regulating and guiding the healthy development of capital.” Liu Yuanchun, then vice president and professor of economics at Renmin University of China (Renda), was invited to give a talk and offer policy advice on the issue.
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