Zhu Rongji's Reform Engine: 1990s Macro Policy Simulator

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Macro Policy Controls & Telemetry

REFORM SHOCK PRESETS

Central Revenue Retention Split 56%

SOE Workforce Downsizing Target 25%

Average Import Tariff Target 15.3%

Central Revenue Share

56.0%

Target: >50% for Beijing control

SOE Debt Burden Index

62.5

Base 100 (1992 Peak)

Domestic Inflation Rate

13.2%

Cooled from 24.1% peak

Export Growth Rate

18.4%

Annual YoY expansion

Macroeconomic Impact Verdict

Central fiscal capacity restored; local land-finance dependency triggered.

Historical Policy Synthesis

The Pragmatic Reformer: As Vice-Premier and Premier throughout the 1990s, Zhu Rongji broke the back of hyperinflation, restructured failing State-Owned Enterprises with the policy of "Grasp the Large, Let Go of the Small" (抓大放小), unified the dual-track RMB exchange rate, and forced through WTO entry commitments despite intense domestic opposition.

Structural Legacy: While the 1994 tax-sharing system rescued Beijing from fiscal bankruptcy, it stripped local governments of tax revenue while leaving them with spending obligations. This systemic imbalance directly created modern local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) and property land sales reliance.

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