China is tightening security ahead of anniversaries that could invite unrest in 2009, but instability brought on by economic woes could be Beijing's biggest worry. [more]
In an odd development for China given the current media crackdown in the country, Beijing's stimulus policies are being debated in the Chinese media. [more]
Much of the new loan money becoming available in China as a result of stimulus efforts is going toward speculation rather than economic stimulus. [more]
New media restrictions in China reflect Beijing's increasing unease at the prospect of social unrest exacerbated by the global financial crisis. [more]
Despite an apparent drop in banks' non-performing loan ratios, China faces a significant risk of a growing bad loan problem in 2009 -- a return of a problem officials tried to sweep under the rug several years ago. [more]
A government bid to aid small businesses and ease social tensions by legalizing underground lending companies will have unexpected consequences. [more]
China's main policy bank has just become the first large and strategically important state financial enterprise to defy the central government on a matter that reaches outside the country. [more]
While media coverage of local unrest reveals that Beijing is getting better at managing public perceptions, China has yet to find a solution to regional unrest. [more]
China's textile sector is under severe stress, but Beijing cannot allow it to collapse -- the Communist Party's grip on internal stability could go down with it.
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