Uploaded August 2015 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
China’s got the world’s second largest economy. But even then, it’s only a little more than half of the United States’ GPD. According to CNN Money, the figures for 2015 put the Chinese economy at 11.2 trillion US dollars — way ahead of number three Japan, who comes in at just 4.2 trillion US dollars.
But things haven’t bee going all that well for Beijing. It’s markets took a dive, then China elected to devalue its currency. The dip in the key Chinese indices were felt across Asia, as was the yuan’s dip.
But what does it mean? Returning to the podcast is Curtis S Chin, Asia Fellow with the Milken Institute to help unpack everything.
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China’s got the world’s second largest economy. But even then, it’s only a little more than half of the United States’ GPD. According to CNN Money, the figures for 2015 put the Chinese economy at 11.2 trillion US dollars — way ahead of number three Japan, who comes in at just 4.2 trillion US dollars.
But things haven’t bee going all that well for Beijing. It’s markets took a dive, then China elected to devalue its currency. The dip in the key Chinese indices were felt across Asia, as was the yuan’s dip.
But what does it mean? Returning to the podcast is Curtis S Chin, Asia Fellow with the Milken Institute to help unpack everything.
Asia Now is a special feature of the Asia News Weekly podcast.
If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it with your friends and if you haven’t, subscribe. Subscribing is free and when you do, the next episode is delivered automatically to you. You can subscribe on our website, AsiaNewsWeekly.net, or in your favorite podcast application.
You’ll be able to keep up with news from the region by following Asia News Weekly on Facebook or Twitter and if you have comments, questions, or feedback, be sure to drop a line to podcast@asianewsweekly.net.
Connect with me on social media and the internet!
e-mail: podcast@asianewsweekly.net
Twitter: twitter.com/SteveMillerANW
Facebook: facebook.com/asianewsweekly
Podcast: asianewsweekly.net
