I thought I would give this topic it's own thread. There are a lot of astute people on this forum, and I am curious to hear their thoughts on this. There is a blog named 'Deep Throat' - https://deep-throat-ipo.blogspot.com/ - that I spent dozens of hours reading last year. No it's not what you think based on the title  It is written by a CPA from Cleveland, and it does a deep, deep dive into Chinese economic data, currencies and accounting. (Oddly, the latest post is now 6 months old.