Canadian businesses have much to lose if China puts security over economy, experts say

China’s mediocre economic growth, paired with the issue’s neglect during the recent 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, has raised concerns about the country’s lack of attention to economic policy.

According to experts, that disregard by the world’s second-largest economy could have a damaging impact on Canadian business and beyond.

China announced on Monday that its gross domestic product had risen 3.9 per cent in the third quarter compared with the same period a year earlier. The figure fell below Beijing’s 5.5 per cent growth target and well behind the eight per cent experts say is required to support future population