Five Charts Putting China's Stock Market Mayhem in Perspective
"Markets are allowed to operate on the way up, not on the way down"
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As the dust settles (for now at least) on China's frenzied boom-and-bust stock market, it's worth looking at the role equity markets play in the world's second-biggest economy.
As a share of gross domestic product, stocks just aren't as big a deal in China as they are in countries such as the U.S. or Japan, even after a run-up over the past year.