Not looking at GDP, looking at “hard power” - Chronicle

Instead of focusing on GDP, look at “hard power”: youth unemployment rate is 18.9%, AI continues its great leap forward. On September 21, The New York Times reported that while the unemployment rate for non‑student Chinese youth aged 16‑24 has risen to 18.9% and consumption and real estate remain sluggish, Beijing is still preparing to pour massive resources into artificial intelligence. Bloomberg previously said China is planning to invest about $295 billion over the next five years to build… #Xi Jinping

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2026-09-21 23:15 · 不看GDP，看“硬实力”：青年失业率18.9%，AI继续大跃进 9月21日，《纽约时报》报道称，在中国16至24岁非在校青年失业率升至18.9%、消费及房地产持续低迷之际，北京仍准备将巨额资源投入人工智能。彭博此前称，中国正筹划未来五年投入约2950亿美元建... #习近平

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Sayings · 2026-09-21 23:01 Not looking at GDP, looking at “hard power”: youth unemployment rate 18.9%, AI continues the Great Leap Forward September 21, The New York Times reported that, as China’s unemployment rate for non‑student youth aged 16‑24 rose to 18.9% and consumption and real estate remain sluggish, Beijing is still preparing to pour massive resources into artificial intelligence. Bloomberg previously said China is planning to invest about $295 billion over the next five years to build... Xi Jinping

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