"What is Going on in China's Economy - Something's Amiss?" He Asked

Contrary to popular belief China's economy cannotbut there are lots of bad loans outstanding, some
continue to grow at 10% year-over-year as it hassay as much as a Trillion Dollars. China is in big trouble
for the past three-decades. And, the more theand those days of 10% year-over-year growth
Chinese Government tries to attempt to keep up thiscannot continue. China can produce much more than
growth rate using an exporting surplus to propel it,the world can buy, and their biggest customer the
the larger hole they are going to dig - or should weUS is buying a lot less.
call it a bubble, as that seems to be the buzz-wordThe EU is worried and putting forth trade barriers
for this decade. Today we see a massive celebrationand working very hard to create tariffs based on
in China at the Shanghai Expo, but behind the scenesclimate change theories and pollution in China. Right
it's all about economic crisis management.now, China realizes that it must loosen its tariff
There are several behind the scenes things happeningschedules to keep other nations trading, but it has
in Asia right now, plus, intelligence sources showdug itself a huge hole. The Global Recession has
some other issues, not available to the public, butcreated a real problem for China, and China's previous
back to the main issue - China's economy and stockstrategy will no longer work, nor should anyone
market. The real estate market looks pretty toppy,expect the same old norms. As we look at the
and ready to pop, consider a possible 30-40% pullcountries in near default in Europe, the challenges in
back soon, as China has just curtailed lending toJapan's economy, and many states in the US, it looks
speculators and introduced new rules for their bankslike everyone is working through all this.
to stop the bubble building, it may be too late,Is there any safe haven for investment considering
although they have to do something about it.the potential eventualities? Well, parking money in the
The major stocks at the Shanghai Index are tradingUS seems wise, then after China recoups and falls
at around 21-22 times earnings and stock market isback - it can re-adjust for slower and smarter
still at an eighth month low. There is a hugegrowth and move forward. I hope you enjoyed
disconnect to reality, much like the real estate loans.these observations.
The Chinese stimulus did propel the countries growth,