The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) seeks to use national security forces to intervene in the financial sector, claiming to combat short-selling and other fund withdrawal behavior that results from the country’s depressed economy. The ongoing downturn in the Chinese economy has triggered a frenzy of stock selling, a reaction by traders to downside risks as they speculate on a downturn in financial markets. The Ministry of National Security stressed on Nov. 2 that “financial security is a pivotal component of national security,” and the national security organs need to “actively participate” in the economic and financial field to “monitor, hinder, and fight” financial crimes....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/chinese-national-security-forces-to-intervene-in-financial-sector-in-bid-to-curb-capital-withdrawal-5527591