There are conflicting views as to the extent of the slowdown, the ability of the Chinese authorities to counteract it, and the impact on emerging markets of a rebalancing of the Chinese economy.
Despite these concerns, the latest IMF growth forecast for China, as published in the October World Economic Outlook, is unchanged since the April forecast, with growth of 6,8 per cent forecast for this year (compared with a forecast of 7,3 per cent in April last year) and 6,3 per cent for 2016.