National Bureau of Statistics spokesman with the party line

  • Chinese economy remains "not bad"

Hardly inspiring line of rhetoric

  • August survey sees jobless rate around 5.1%
  • China not a source of risk for world economy

Oh really ?

  • US should not exaggerate impact of China slowdown
  • Fed rate expectations affect global economy
  • confident that China will meet 2015 economic growth target
  • Q2 GDP data is reliable
  • impact of stock market rout was "mainly psychological", not substantial on GDP

Seems like a case of chicken and egg with Sheng looking to shift the blame