# Quote — Keyu Jin, The New China Playbook

> A wise state needs to know when to recede... loosen its control and let the economy ride its... ebbs and flows. It needs to guide with a lighter hand... and greater skill, especially in this... era of knowledge and information.

- Author: [Keyu Jin](https://www.leafyquotes.com/keyu-jin.md)
- Book: [The New China Playbook](https://www.leafyquotes.com/keyu-jin/the-new-china-playbook.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Keyu_Jin#The_New_China_Playbook_(2023)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/keyu-jin/the-new-china-playbook/a-wise-state

## More from this book

> ... indicates... 95 percent of Chinese... had... confidence in... government, compared to 33 percent in the US and 45 percent... in the rest of the world. As of 2022... 91 percent, compared to 39 percent in the US. ...[S]atisfaction levels tend to be lower for s.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/keyu-jin/the-new-china-playbook/indicates-95-percent.md)

> China’s investment in ... 40 percent... of GDP... for a country... halfway through... urbanization... may not be high....

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/keyu-jin/the-new-china-playbook/chinas-investment-in-40-percent.md)

> [T]he Chinese... try to balance obligation and deference with free will.

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