There is a really interesting but brief article in today's Nikkei Asia regarding the economic outlook for China as seen by some of its citizens. "All the structural problems are still there -- overregulation in the private sector, a loss of entrepreneurial drive and incentives, the low birth rate and an aging society with a really thin social security net," the 34-year-old said. "And zero-COVID doesn't seem to be going away any time soon." For more, see: https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/China-s-party-congress/China-s-national-rejuvenation-rings-hollow-for-next-generation