As we approach the end of 2021, warning lights are flashing over China's economy, foreshadowing difficult and austere days ahead.
Apart from academics' warnings and the Central Economic Work Conference's assessment, news about civil service pay cuts in various provinces and cities has been circulating online since the beginning of the month.
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