China's economy is Stable
While the EU struggles , China has been facing other problems: Inflation. It is good news for the world that the Chinese have been able to bring the Inflation under control : "Consumer prices rose 3.2% from a year ago, China's National Bureau of Statistics reported Friday -- a steep slowdown from a 4.5% inflation rate in January." Inflation is an ongoing concern, but it is also a blessing. Growth and Inflation are interrelated, and therefore one can understand the government's goal - "to maintain an inflation rate around 4% a year." For now, things appear to be working for China. This can be deduced by the government aim "for economic growth of 7.5% in 2012" (a slowdown from last year's target of 8%). A prosperous China is an important lesson to the world. This gentle balance of government-guided somewhat free economy is an ongoing example of an alternative economic model to the neo-liberal one the developed world has been adhering to f...