Now, with massive stimulus in the past, inflation under control, and real estate no longer rising in the double digits, China looks like it has neared its bottom.

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Will they stay the course for fiscal control or will they scream for more stimulus?

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Obama also knows that, with Republicans in control of the House of Representatives, additional stimulus spending is politically out of the question.

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