China |19 minutes
01 Aug 2019
Why China
Harnessing the potential of China's evolving economy.
Harnessing the potential of China's evolving economy.
Long-term growth prospects
After a period of astonishing growth and transformation. China is on the cusp of becoming the world's largest economy and is progressing towards developed-nation status.
The country already possesses the second-largest equity and bond markets. We believe its long-term growth prospects will be driven by:
- The re-balancing of its economy and the rising wealth of Chinese consumers
- World leading tech innovation and a digitally connected society
- The revitalisation of China's rural economy
Tapping into domestic growth
China’s economy is rapidly shifting from investment-heavy export industries to more sustainable, consumer-oriented sectors. Fuelling economic expansion, the spending power of Chinese consumers is rising.
China’s middle class is expanding, and with it its disposable income. By 2030, the middle class is expected to represent 75% of China’s population and have equivalent spending power to the US middle class.
Spending power: per capita annual disposable income (% of population)
Source: The Economist Intelligence Unit December 2018
Exposure to an emerging technology superpower
China is one of the world’s most digitally savvy societies. Its 750 million connected citizens spend an average of 27 hours online each week, and the digital economy now contributes a third of China’s GDP1.
- Number 1: Robot market by annual sales2
- Number 1: Installed wind generation capacity3
- Number 1: Installed photo-voltaic capacity4
- Number 1: By number of registrations of pure battery electric vehicles5
Source: 1GTGN - Jul 2018, 2Annual Report - Sept 2019, 3Global Energy Council - Feb 2019, 4World Economic Forum - June 2019, 5IEA,- June 2020
Rural China set for turbocharge
China’s rural economy is vast, understudied and underestimated. Yet over the last two years, rural China has quietly become central to President Xi Jinping’s reform plans, as he believes China’s ability to fulfil its major economic goals all critically depend on turbocharging the rural economy.
The development of rural China is a story of integrating an economy on a vast scale. It will be achieved by rural reform, meritocracy in government and e-commerce:
3 pillars of rural reform
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Political meritocracy
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E-commerce
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