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China’s $70 Trillion Up for Grabs: A Risk to Democracy

China’s $70 Trillion Up for Grabs: A Risk to Democracy
Spanish Civil Guard policemen stand guard outside China's ICBC bank offices in Madrid, Spain, on Feb. 17, 2016. Spanish police searched offices of China's ICBC bank in downtown Madrid and arrested six people as part of a money laundering and tax fraud probe. AP Photo/Francisco Seco
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Western banks are hungry for access to China’s household investable assets, which will exceed $70 trillion by 2030, according to Goldman Sachs. China’s households will reportedly allocate more than half that amount to mutual funds, securities, and wealth management products. In 2020 alone, China’s broader wealth market amounted to $18.9 trillion. According to China Everbright Bank and the Boston Consulting Group, that figure increased by as much as 10 percent from 2019.
Anders Corr
Anders Corr
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Anders Corr has a bachelor's/master's in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea" (2018).
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