{"id":23476,"date":"2017-08-22T15:34:49","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T22:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/?p=23476"},"modified":"2018-12-21T01:53:42","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T08:53:42","slug":"chinese-technocracy-creeping-globally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/chinese-technocracy-creeping-globally\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Technocracy Creeping Globally"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>By Lynette Zang, Chief Market Analyst<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[embedyt] https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d_1sJ0tuJd4[\/embedyt]<\/p>\n<p>Today democracy faces many challenges but I believe the biggest challenge is technocracy.<\/p>\n<p>Globalization has given rise to income inequality. Coupled with the crony capitalism, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s no wonder populist movements are cropping up around the globe&#8230; but not in China.<\/p>\n<p>Technocracy places control of government, society and industry by elite technical experts. Since the death of Mao Zedong in 1976, China has transitioned into an authoritarian technocratic capitalist system. While capitalism may seem out of place in a technocratic system, in fact it actually strengthens a communist state\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s capacity to employ technology and other resources for repression.<\/p>\n<p>The benefits of this system is not lost on the global elites. Is this why China was chosen to spearhead the money standard shift away from the US dollar and into the SDR?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Slides and Links:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide1-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide1-3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide1-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide1-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/china-quarterly\/article\/elite-transformation-and-modern-change-in-mainland-china-and-taiwan-empirical-data-and-the-theory-of-technocracy\/6BD723D6AC80166EEF2C2FDBA60B4568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/china-quarterly\/article\/elite-transformation-and-modern-change-in-mainland-china-and-taiwan-empirical-data-and-the-theory-of-technocracy\/6BD723D6AC80166EEF2C2FDBA60B4568<\/a><\/p>\n<p>China Financial Decentralization <a href=\"http:\/\/www.econ.hit-u.ac.jp\/~kokyo\/APPPsympo04\/China.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.econ.hit-u.ac.jp\/~kokyo\/APPPsympo04\/China.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide2-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide2-3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide2-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide2-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/tiananmen-square-massacre-takes-place\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/tiananmen-square-massacre-takes-place<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide3-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide3-3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide3-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide3-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"Http:\/\/siliconafrica.com\/90-of-top-chinese-government-officials-are-scientists-engineers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Http:\/\/siliconafrica.com\/90-of-top-chinese-government-officials-are-scientists-engineers\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/niallmccarthy\/2017\/02\/02\/the-countries-with-the-most-stem-graduates-infographic\/#4f9c24d8268a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/niallmccarthy\/2017\/02\/02\/the-countries-with-the-most-stem-graduates-infographic\/#4f9c24d8268a<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.observa.it\/the-technocratic-trend-and-its-implication-in-china\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.observa.it\/the-technocratic-trend-and-its-implication-in-china\/?lang=en<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide4-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide4-3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide4-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide4-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/31407684-8101-11e7-a4ce-15b2513cb3ff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/31407684-8101-11e7-a4ce-15b2513cb3ff<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide5-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide5-3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide5-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide5-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technocracy.news\/index.php\/2017\/08\/15\/un-geospatial-organization-lines-2030-agenda-force-sustainable-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.technocracy.news\/index.php\/2017\/08\/15\/un-geospatial-organization-lines-2030-agenda-force-sustainable-development\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sdg.iisd.org\/news\/un-ggim-welcomes-alignment-of-strategic-framework-with-2030-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/sdg.iisd.org\/news\/un-ggim-welcomes-alignment-of-strategic-framework-with-2030-agenda\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ggim.un.org\/docs\/E_RES_2016_27_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/ggim.un.org\/docs\/E_RES_2016_27_en.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ggim.un.org\/ggi_committee.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/ggim.un.org\/ggi_committee.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide6-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide6-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide6-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide6-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/chinese-satellite-relays-a-quantum-signal-between-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/chinese-satellite-relays-a-quantum-signal-between-cities\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If a hacker tried to steal the key in transit, quantum mechanics theory says they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d instantly change it to a different set of numbers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/news\/2017\/06\/china-s-quantum-satellite-achieves-spooky-action-record-distance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/news\/2017\/06\/china-s-quantum-satellite-achieves-spooky-action-record-distance<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.cn\/xinwen\/2017-06\/27\/content_5205951.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.gov.cn\/xinwen\/2017-06\/27\/content_5205951.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide7-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide7-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide7-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide7-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scmp.com\/comment\/insight-opinion\/article\/2060535\/no-longer-thrall-western-democracy-asia-turns-technocrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.scmp.com\/comment\/insight-opinion\/article\/2060535\/no-longer-thrall-western-democracy-asia-turns-technocrats<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide8-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide8-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide8-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide8-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scmp.com\/comment\/insight-opinion\/article\/2060535\/no-longer-thrall-western-democracy-asia-turns-technocrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.scmp.com\/comment\/insight-opinion\/article\/2060535\/no-longer-thrall-western-democracy-asia-turns-technocrats<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide9-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide9-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide9-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide9-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iif.com\/publication\/capital-flows-tracker\/january-2017-iif-capital-flows-tracker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.iif.com\/publication\/capital-flows-tracker\/january-2017-iif-capital-flows-tracker<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/matasii.com\/china-potentially-threatens-a-massive-us-treasury-short-squeeze\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/matasii.com\/china-potentially-threatens-a-massive-us-treasury-short-squeeze\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2017-03-07\/china-s-capital-controls-trigger-a-backlash-after-deals-thwarted\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2017-03-07\/china-s-capital-controls-trigger-a-backlash-after-deals-thwarted<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide10-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide10-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide10-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide10-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2017-02-10\/china-bitcoin-exchanges-halt-withdrawals-after-central-bank-talk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2017-02-10\/china-bitcoin-exchanges-halt-withdrawals-after-central-bank-talk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide11-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide11-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide11-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide11-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Human Rights China<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/documents\/organization\/265540.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.state.gov\/documents\/organization\/265540.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imf.org\/en\/News\/Articles\/2017\/08\/09\/NA081517-China-Economic-Outlook-in-Six-Charts?cid=em-COM-123-35767\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.imf.org\/en\/News\/Articles\/2017\/08\/09\/NA081517-China-Economic-Outlook-in-Six-Charts?cid=em-COM-123-35767<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/hong-kong\/politics\/article\/1987656\/number-chinese-seeking-asylum-abroad-fivefold-five-years-un\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/hong-kong\/politics\/article\/1987656\/number-chinese-seeking-asylum-abroad-fivefold-five-years-un<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide12-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide12-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide12-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide12-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/interview\/china-committed-rule-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/interview\/china-committed-rule-law<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/10\/20\/opinion\/what-china-means-by-rule-of-law.html?mcubz=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/10\/20\/opinion\/what-china-means-by-rule-of-law.html?mcubz=1<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23489\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide13-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide13-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide13-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide13-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/asia_pacific\/chinas-scary-lesson-to-the-world-censoring-the-internet-works\/2016\/05\/23\/413afe78-fff3-11e5-8bb1-f124a43f84dc_story.html?utm_term=.c50190e91562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/asia_pacific\/chinas-scary-lesson-to-the-world-censoring-the-internet-works\/2016\/05\/23\/413afe78-fff3-11e5-8bb1-f124a43f84dc_story.html?utm_term=.c50190e91562<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide14-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide14-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide14-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide14-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/asia_pacific\/chinas-scary-lesson-to-the-world-censoring-the-internet-works\/2016\/05\/23\/413afe78-fff3-11e5-8bb1-f124a43f84dc_story.html?utm_term=.c50190e91562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/asia_pacific\/chinas-scary-lesson-to-the-world-censoring-the-internet-works\/2016\/05\/23\/413afe78-fff3-11e5-8bb1-f124a43f84dc_story.html?utm_term=.c50190e91562<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide15-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide15-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide15-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide15-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinausfocus.com\/foreign-policy\/the-challenge-from-authoritarian-capitalism-to-liberal-democracy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.chinausfocus.com\/foreign-policy\/the-challenge-from-authoritarian-capitalism-to-liberal-democracy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide16-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide16-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide16-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide16-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/chinas-central-bank-vows-push-blockchain-five-year-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/chinas-central-bank-vows-push-blockchain-five-year-plan\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/942413\/peoples-bank-of-china-pboc-wants-to-replace-cash-with-its-cryptocurrency-in-case-interest-rates-go-negative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/qz.com\/942413\/peoples-bank-of-china-pboc-wants-to-replace-cash-with-its-cryptocurrency-in-case-interest-rates-go-negative\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23493\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide17-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide17-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide17-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Slide17-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gold.org\/research\/gold-demand-trends\/gold-demand-trends-q1-2017\/investment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.gold.org\/research\/gold-demand-trends\/gold-demand-trends-q1-2017\/investment<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gold.org\/research\/gold-demand-trends\/gold-demand-trends-q2-2017\/central-banks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.gold.org\/research\/gold-demand-trends\/gold-demand-trends-q2-2017\/central-banks<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lynette Zang, Chief Market Analyst [embedyt] https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d_1sJ0tuJd4[\/embedyt] Today democracy faces many challenges but I believe the biggest challenge is technocracy. 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