Olson points to the continuing collapse of Evergrande and the apparent contagion in the Chinese housing market, making an intriguing connection to the "one child policy".

Jonty suggests that our perceptions of the likelihood of a military conflict become warped by special interests when we find ourselves in an arms race. He discusses the possible deterrent effect of recent Taiwanese investments in missiles capable of hitting main land China and points out some of the inherent difficulties of invading Taiwan.