Why Beijing’s Attempt to Force Pension Payments Could Backfire
By resorting to short-term fixes to China’s pension system and other economic woes, Xi Jinping and the CCP are sowing the seeds of larger crises.
SOCIAL WATCH

Risk Watch: Skyrocketing Rents Signal a Deepening of China’s Economic Woes
◎ Whenever the central bank releases liquidity, the funds usually flow to the property markets.

Social Watch: CCP Faces Severe Backlash from Self-inflicted Vaccine Scandal
◎ We expect China’s economic situation to worsen further in the second half of 2018.

Social Watch: In China, the CCP is Losing Control Over the Trade War Narrative
◎ The Sino-U.S. trade war is proving to be a quagmire for the CCP propaganda apparatus.

Social Watch: Army Veterans’ Protest Reflects China’s Financial Woes
◎ The rights and welfare of PLA veterans are often disregarded.

Society Watch: Truck Drivers Go on Strike as Social Tensions Mount in China
◎ The trucker strikes are the latest instance of mass social unrest that has broken out in China in recent months.

Risk Watch: Tax Probe of China’s Entertainment Industry Could See Shakeup of Film Stars
◎ Xi now appears to be closing in on the entertainment industry.

Society Watch: Fan Bingbing Tax Evasion Probe and China’s Political Situation
◎ Fan Bingbing’s alleged “yin-yang contracts” have stirred a huge uproar in China.

Risk Watch: China’s Banking Regulator Plans to Supervise Financial Data
◎ On March 16, the CBRC issued a document soliciting views on guidelines for its governance of financial institution data.

Focus Watch: Decoding Mainland Chinese Media’s Unusual Reporting on Military Veteran Murder Case
◎ Social anger towards the authorities has resulted in fatalities.
