China Paradox, unexplained anomalies weak signals of change?

From the intelligence analysts at Stratfor this morning:

"There's something strange underway in China.  It's still at the "dog that didn't bark" stage.  But here's the critical point: forecasting is art as much as science, and the trick-knees and queasy bellies in our Intel department are working overtime right now.  Join Stratfor now to see what's keeping our team up nights.

The Olympics are kicking off in a week.  It's supposed to be China's big party, their emergence onto the global stage demonstrating they're open for business.  So why this incongruous behavior?

- Why have they stopped issuing business visas for travel to Shanghai?

- Why are regional banks defying the central government on international investment decisions?

- Why are a whole host of contradictory policies on foreign direct investment being imposed, "refined," and pulled?

"Security Reasons" - the catch-all explanation for every unexplained decision in the post-9/11 world simply doesn't cut it."

There's something else going on, and candidly, we're still at the stage of asking questions rather than providing answers.  But what I can tell you is that after the mainstream media have come home from the Olympics and gone back to their incisive exposés of what the McCain family had for breakfast and the revelatory interview with Obama's gradeschool teacher, Stratfor will be providing real intelligence on what's going on in China, what's driving their decisions, and what you need to know to exploit opportunities and mitigate risks."

see Smog (or Fog) may be the least of China's worries during the Olympics; Terrorist attacks from Human Rights abuses a possibility

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