"China has cut back its stockpiling of U.S. Treasuries and is instead spending its yuan on amassing physical assets across the globe. Among the things the Chinese have already bought: the ancient Athens port of Piraeus; Smithfield Foods and, with it, hundreds of the biggest U.S. farms."
Buying stocks with borrowed money: No historical precedent
"Measuring margin debt against this free float, instead of total market value, shows real leverage may be as high as 8.2%, “above any historical example that we can find elsewhere,” notes Macquarie analyst Matthew Smith."
Chinese small cap stocks:
Chinese Stocks versus Chinese GDP Growth
