Von Peking nach Washington: Chinas Wirtschaft mit Oliver Melton

On the latest episode of *China Considered*, Senior Fellow [Elizabeth Economy](https://www.hoover.org/profiles/elizabeth-economy) speaks with Oliver Melton, a former diplomat in Beijing who now works as a China economy analyst for Rhodium Group. He tells Economy about how important it is as an evaluator of China’s economy to get out of Beijing, go into the industrial areas, and sniff out relevant data to illustrate what the numbers really are. His work involves scrutinizing the official communications of the Chinese Communist Party and other relevant institutions. Melton said this work is complimented by on-the-ground interviews with subject matter experts, and “Kremlinology,” or deciphering the communications of the state.