At the annual legislature session this month, Premier Li Keqiang insisted that the Chinese government had “more tools in our toolbox” to fight flagging growth. This was prefaced with an outline of further deficit spending to keep the country on target. Perhaps contrarily to CBB’s CEO Leland Miller’s statements at W&L, the Chinese Government is worried that slowing growth could negatively impact the job market. The Premier also mentioned deregulation in licensing as a method of encouraging small business growth.
Adam Slater of Oxford Economics commented on whether or not the Chinese government could really reverse the trend of slowing growth. The weak global economy and domestic housing market are reasons for concern. Additionally, demand for credit has been falling, which tends to lead to decreased consumption.
Source: http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-signals-fresh-moves-for-economy-1426435450
Mr. Miller’s claim is that while the government may “express concern” about jobs, in fact there will be no large-scale response because they see the same sorts of data he collects, which show no reason for the government to panic. Note too Mr. Miller’s claim that the sorts of “headline” numbers the WSJ reports are not particularly helpful, they are either out of date or based on small and not very representative samples (or both).