This week we have the pleasure of speaking with China economist Dr Dan Wang, who takes us on the ground to China, and gives our listeners a read out of the macroeconomic landscape of the country and the Chinese government's monetary stance in 2023 and beyond.We talk about China's 5% GDP target, China's monetary policies, Chinese consumption, the local government debt crisis, and how much economists can trust the Chinese official macroeconomic data. --Dr Dan Wang is the Chief Economist at Heng Seng Bank China, based in Shanghai. She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Washington with a focus on macroeconomics, environmental economics, and econometrics. Her postdoc was with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Agriculture.--Any information in this podcast is not intended to promote or recommend any particular product or services offered by B ...