The phrase “new normal” is a clever bit of messaging by China’s leaders, who must explain to the country’s 1.4 billion citizens why the economy will no longer be growing by 10% a year. But there is nothing normal about an economy that is already twice as large as the next largest, Japan, and will possibly outstrip the European Union within the next five years.
“新常态”一词是中国领导人机智的说法。他们必须向14亿中国人解释为何经济不会再以每年10%的速度增长。但对一个已是位居其后的日本两倍规模，并且可能在未来五年内超越欧盟的经济体来说，这样的速度一点都不“常”。