Alexandra Stevenson, who writes about China, reported from Hong Kong. Jan.... Stocks in China recently touched lows not seen since a rout in 2015, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index was the worst-performing major market in the world last year.... Stocks stemmed their slide only when Beijing recently signaled its intention to intervene but remain far below previous highs. This year was set to be a tumultuous one for global markets, with unpredictable swings as economic fortunes diverge and voters

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