China is telling economists not to talk about deflation or faltering growth, report says

• China's post-COVID economic recovery has fizzled out this year.
• Beijing is telling economists not to talk about deflation or falling foreign investment, per the FT.
• Policymakers are mulling how to revive growth but yet to announce a "big bang" stimulus package.
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China's government is warning economics experts not to talk about the economy in a negative light, the Financial Times reported Sunday.

Economists, brokerage analysts, and researchers all told the publication that regulators, their employers, or local media had warned them not to talk about deflation, slumping foreign investment, and faltering growth, the newspaper reported.