China last year gave the lie to several myths of the prelapsarian era. De-coupling is bunkum and even turbo-charged engines can lose steam.

• 过去一年，中国证明伊甸园时期的数个神话都是不实的。所谓与世界经济“脱钩”论已是无稽之谈，甚至连高速增长的引擎也可能会失去动力。