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China's economy in crisis, on the brink of collapse? (www.lemonde.fr)

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[–] culpritus@hexbear.net 32 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

"Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge's_law_of_headlines

3rd paragraph:

While the mood is gloomy, experts agree that the bursting of a '08 Lehman Brothers-style speculative bubble is unlikely.

[–] wrath-sedan@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

Thanks for digging up the important line. So annoying to have sensationalist headlines like this that bury the lede and completely disprove their own thesis several paragraphs down, but I mean as long as it gets that initial click…