# Quote — Keyu Jin, The New China Playbook

> In China, an interventionist state is rooted in , a hallmark... since Confucian times... intervention by a senior... is justified if it benefits a junior... This helps explain the... government... [urge] to steer the economy rather than just... markets... [a]nd... provides a rationale... to liberalize slowly... avoiding... risks, in contrast to... former Soviet bloc economies.

- 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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