
The recent surge in China’s stock market has drawn amateur investors, many hoping to make quick gains despite the risks. Interviews with Chinese investors reveal their motivations for jumping into the volatile market, even as they acknowledge its reputation as a “casino.
Wang, a Beijing resident who invested over $150,000, said, “We are all ‘vegetables’ to be harvested by our ruler. But if I take the initiative to participate in the market, at least I have some control over my destiny.”
Wang was one of ten Chinese investors interviewed last week.
Though they are not exceedingly wealthy, all are professionals or business owners with money to invest. They spoke under the condition of anonymity, preferring the use of only their surnames to avoid potential retribution. The government’s recent policies stimulating the domestic economy have spurred China’s middle class to invest more in stocks.
This marks the country’s largest market surge since 2008.
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