Question

What is the central idea of this passage?

• A. China is facing major challenges in its transition from a high - growth to a low - growth economy.
• B. Chinese leaders have not displayed foresightedness in managing China's shift from a high to a low economic growth economy
• C. The efforts of the Chinese political leadership to prop - up stock prices are completely out of sync from the economic reality.
• D. Chinese leaders, whose have been credited with for their country's spectacular economic growth over the last 25 years have of late not been able to display their famed competence

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Chinese leaders have not displayed foresightedness in managing China's shift from a high to a low economic growth economy

The passage is mainly concerned with the lack of foresightedness of Chinese leaders in managing the major changes that the Chinese economy is witnessing. Option D says that the author credits Chinese leaders with engineering the economic boom of China but this is not supported by any line in the passage.