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China’s Stock Market Jitters

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China’s equity markets have been on a roller-coaster ride of late, with the country’s policymakers desperate to apply the brakes. Could the tumult derail China’s reforms, particularly its effort to make the renminbi a truly global currency?

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  1. Can the Renminbi Take on the World?
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    Can the Renminbi Take on the World?

    Aug 5, 2015 Alex Friedman views China's recent stock-market volatility through the lens of its reserve-currency ambitions.

  2. China’s Malfunctioning Financial Regulation
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    China’s Malfunctioning Financial Regulation

    Aug 4, 2015 Zhang Jun blames the recent stock-market tumult on the government.

  3. Letting China’s Bubble Burst
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    Letting China’s Bubble Burst

    Jul 29, 2015 Michael Spence calls on Chinese leaders to focus on improved regulation, rather than propping up equity prices.

  4. China’s Abnormal Stock Market
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    China’s Abnormal Stock Market

    Jul 28, 2015 Linda Yueh explains why government intervention has only caused greater volatility.

  5. Market Manipulation Goes Global
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    Market Manipulation Goes Global

    Jul 27, 2015 Stephen S. Roach compares China's effort to shore up equity prices to similar measures in the US, Europe, and Japan.

  6. China’s Patient Investors
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    China’s Patient Investors

    Jul 22, 2015 Zhang Lei explains how partnering with Chinese entrepreneurs for the long term can be profitable.

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