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A declining manufacturing share of GDP as an economy matures reflects economic success rather than decline.

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  1. Andrew Batson

    China economy researcher based in Beijing who writes on…

    Both of these trends are a consequence of economic success, in terms of higher output and productivity: at least some of what is decried as "de-industrialization" is good actually. It is also good for China's planners to recognize that reality and not distort the economy in pursuit of an impossible outcome.

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