The CCP’s National Security Bureau (NSB) released an article on its official WeChat account on Nov. 2 criticizing the market “bears” who are forever the pessimists targeting China’s financial institutions to shake the international community’s confidence in investing in China, with the sole intention of causing financial turmoil. It warned that these “criminal activities” to endanger the state’s financial stability will be seriously dealt with according to law. The bureau’s statement claimed that certain countries were using finance “as a geopolitical tool” to impose sanctions on China. They condemned the “bearish forecasters, short sellers, market skeptics, and market manipulators” for profiting amid the turmoil, accusing them of “trying to undermine the international community’s confidence in investing in China” and “provoking financial turmoil in China.” The article also emphasized that national security authorities should “give higher priority to preventing and resolving financial risks,” and crack down on and punish illegal and criminal activities in the financial sector that may endanger national security in accordance with the law....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/chinas-national-security-bureau-threatens-the-market-bears-5526127
After two days of meetings with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in San Francisco, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday that the United States does not seek to decouple its economy from China’s. “I think we have to decouple in key areas, I would call it strategic decoupling,” Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) said to NTD reporter Iris Tao on Saturday when asked for his comment. But he emphasized that he wasn’t advocating for a complete decoupling. Mr. Gallagher criticized Ms. Yellen for what he called “zombie engagement.” “It’s this resurrection of an idea we thought was dead, whereby we can engage with China economically, diplomatically, and hope that they become a responsible stakeholder in the international system that’s failed for over 20 years,” he explained.... 
BEIJING—Four people were killed when a building collapsed in China’s Wenzhou city, according to state media outlet CCTV on Sunday. The collapse occurred on Saturday during renovation of the building, and the casualties were all construction workers, CCTV reported, adding that continuous rain had hampered rescue work. An investigation into the cause is going on, it said. The accident in the eastern city follows several similar incidents recently, including the collapse of a gym in heavy snow in the northeast province of Heilongjiang last week, which killed three. In July, 11 people were killed when the roof of a school gym caved in during intense rain, also in Heilongjiang province, drawing criticism by media. Authorities said construction materials illegally stacked on the roof may have caused the collapse, Xinhua reported....