China's 'hard landing' may have already happened

Jessica SierNorth Asia correspondent

Updated Jan 29, 2016 – 4.56pm, first published at 12.36pm

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It's the biggest question in the world of finance: how fast is China's economy growing? And the biggest frustration is: what are the actual numbers?

China's lack of transparency – with murky data releases, opaque policy making and confusing announcements – is notorious among emerging-market watchers.

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