Talk:Chinese hyperinflation

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This is a good topic. But I question the current article title -- this perhaps leans too much to concision, and not enough to precision. I think our general readers will not have a sense of the time period and we should introduce it earlier in the article title. What about "Hyperinflation in the Republic of China"? JArthur1984 (talk) 16:25, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

I actually considered several possible names, including the one you proposed. Below are my reasons for the choice, which might be helpful to you.

• Chinese hyperinflation: The current name was from several scholarly works:
  • Zhao, Liuyan; Li, Lianfa (2015-07-01). "Interest rate, money demand and seigniorage: The Chinese hyperinflation 1946–1949". China Economic Review. 34: 169–179. doi:10.1016/j.chieco.2015.05.002. ISSN 1043-951X.
  • Habegger, Jay (1988-09-01). "Origins of the Chinese Hyperinflation". Foundation for Economic Education.
  • Babcock, J. M.; Makinen, G. E. (1975). "The Chinese Hyperinflation Reexamined". Journal of Political Economy. 83 (6): 1259–1267. doi:10.1086/260394. ISSN 0022-3808. JSTOR 1830861.

But this name might be misleading as it was not only hyperinflation in Chinese history. In fact, there were other notable periods of high inflation, such as during the Yuan dynasty and China in the 1980s . But currently, it was widely used in English literature to refer to the inflation in the 1930s, 1940s and sometimes early 1950s. There was no consensus on the lasting period, as you can tell from the references. So this is why I did not include a date.

• • Chang, Kia-Ngau (1958). The Inflationary Spiral: The Experience in China 1939–1950. Cambridge, MA: Technology Press of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ISBN 9780262532181. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  • Chou, Shun-Hsin (1963). The Chinese Inflation, 1937-1949. New York, NY: Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231892490. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  • Zhao, Liuyan; Li, Lianfa (2015-07-01). "Interest rate, money demand and seigniorage: The Chinese hyperinflation 1946–1949". China Economic Review. 34: 169–179. doi:10.1016/j.chieco.2015.05.002. ISSN 1043-951X.
  • Habegger, Jay (1988-09-01). "Origins of the Chinese Hyperinflation". Foundation for Economic Education. Between 1935 and 1949, China experienced a hyperinflation in which prices rose by more than a thousandfold.
• Hyperinflation in China: This name could be misleading to English readers, as it seems to imply that Taiwan is part of China, highly disputable, although the topic describes the inflation, primarily caused by the government of the Republic of China, on both Mainland and Taiwan.
• Hyperinflation in the Republic of China: This name seems to me implying this issue primarily occurred in Taiwan, as the Republic of China (ROC) is the official name of Taiwan. Also, hyperinflation of this period was not limited to the land controlled by the ROC, but also the occupied Chinese territories controlled by Communists and Japanese.

Free ori (talk) 06:51, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Requested move 25 July 2025

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The result of the move request was: not moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) TarnishedPath^talk 08:00, 9 August 2025 (UTC)

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Chinese hyperinflation → Hyperinflation in ChinaHyperinflation in China – per consistency with every other hyperinflation topic. See WP:TITLECON. 2600:1700:6180:6290:EC70:F95D:DBD3:EF3A (talk) 23:49, 25 July 2025 (UTC) — Relisting. TarnishedPath^talk 06:11, 2 August 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose refers to a specific event, not the general concept of hyperinflation in China. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 16:48, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

Oppose per above. "Hyperinflation in China" makes it seem like there is hyperinflation right now, but the article is about the hyperinflation in the 1930s-50s. Jeffrey34555 (talk) 00:23, 2 August 2025 (UTC)

Note: WikiProject Economics and WikiProject China have been notified of this discussion. TarnishedPath^talk 06:11, 2 August 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose per others. This article is about specific period of hyperinflation, not the general concept of hyperinflation in China, which I believe has occurred many times throughout Chinese history (due to extensive counterfeiting and wacky fiscal policy). Toadspike [Talk] 11:25, 2 August 2025 (UTC)

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