CHINA has weathered the financial fallout from the SARS virus so well that some economists now worry crucial sectors are at risk of overheating.
The SARS epidemic – which dampened Beijing’s retail businesses and cut foreign tourist arrivals – cooled an economy that had a 9.9% first-quarter growth rate. But now, economists who were cutting growth forecasts are raising them.
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