Frederick Kempe writes for Atlantic Council: This was a clarifying week for global investors—or for anyone concerned about authoritarian capitalism—of just how much the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) would be willing to pay to ensure its dominance. The answer, according to a rough calculation from a new partnership formed by the Rhodium Group and the Atlantic Council, is as much as $45 trillion in new capital flows into and out of China by 2030, if the party were willing to pursue serious reform. It’s an immeasurable loss of economic dynamism.
read the analysis: Lessons from the Didi IPO ride: Xi faces a tradeoff between economic dynamism and authoritarian grip – Atlantic Council
