# Quote — Keyu Jin, The New China Playbook

> Chinese state... power... [and unparalleled] instruments... can... steer, manage, and push the economy... any direction. ...Policy directives, rules, and regulations can be set with little political obstruction. The state can scrap old rules and make new ones overnight... granting or denying... approvals and licenses, or leveraging the to serve a... goal. ...Internal controls and competition curb corruption. ...[C]ivic society holds ...government ...accountable ...Social media ...embodies a two-way monitoring platform ...

- 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)
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## 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.

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

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

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