Official Data, Other Signs Hint at Bad State of China’s Economy
China’s sole engine driving growth is losing steam.
BUSINESS

Risk Watch: China Fines 12 Banks Nearly $47 million for Fraud
◎ China’s financial and debt risks seriously threaten the political stability of the CCP regime.

Risk Watch: China’s Law and Security Apparatus Calls for ‘Vigorous’ Financial Risk Prevention
◎ The Xi administration considers financial affairs and risks to be a matter of national security.

Risk Watch: Decoding a Five-year, $11 Billion Ponzi Scheme
◎ The Qianbao and Ezubo scams expose the hidden risks in China’s financial sector.

Personnel Watch: Financial Officials Become Vice Mayors in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai
◎ The Xi leadership may want financial officials in local administrations who can better deal with economic problems and financial risks.

Risk Watch: Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Branch Fined $72 Million
◎ The Shanghai Pudong Development Bank case is very likely only the tip of the iceberg of China’s financial sector woes.

Risk Watch: Decoding China Banking Regulator Guo Shuqing’s Media Interview
◎ China’s financial system is currently vulnerable to risks, and faces the threat of “gray rhinos” and “black swans.”

Risk Watch: China’s Banking Regulator Issues $8.7 Million Worth of Fine Tickets in a Fortnight
◎ In the first two weeks of 2018, 13 China Bank Regulatory Commission provincial branches and sub-bureaus issued 76 violation tickets to various financial institutions.

Risk Watch: How to Read China’s Crackdown on Cryptocurrency Trading
◎ Beijing’s clampdown on cryptocurrency could foreshadow the rolling out of a government-backed cryptocurrency.

Risk Watch: What it Means When Two Chinese Provinces Admit to Faking Data
◎ In the first two weeks of 2018, the local administrations of Inner Mongolia and Tianjin confessed to having previously faked economic data.
Deputy Director of the Centre for Geopolitics, Cambridge University
Deputy Director of the Centre for Geopolitics, Cambridge University
Deputy Director of the Centre for Geopolitics, Cambridge University