Dragon down the economy: Chinese leader Xi Jinping is pulling out all the stops in the auspicious Year of the Dragon to revive the world's second-largest economy, which has downshifted to a slower-growth phase after decades of breakneck expansion.
Critics say short-term fixes won't help an economy weighed down by structural problems like mounting local government debt, a tumbling real estate market and the fallout from Xi's own national security-first approach that features crackdowns on the tech sector and wealthy entrepreneurs – as well as policies that scare off foreign investors.