China

MODERATE RISKVerified events
Scoring: V1.8.1
Updated: 4/13/2026

China's economic indicators show moderate risk signals. The strongest signal is in Fiscal Policy Change (28242 historical precedent windows). Also notable: Political Repression and Civil War And Insurgency. Across all categories, 181,787 precedent windows were identified — meaning China's trajectory matches historical trajectories of countries that experienced these event types.

Risk Breakdown by Category

Top Precedents by Pattern Tier

RankCategorySaliencePrecedentsLast Event
1Fiscal Policy Change1.14128762024
2Civil War And Insurgency1.0557062023
3Political Repression0.9672422020
4Mass Protest0.8956792022
5Migration And Refugees0.7237832025
6Territorial Disputes0.6938002024
7Bilateral Treaty0.66110572023
8Epidemic And Pandemic0.6337362022
9Government Formation0.5266602022
10Economic Recession0.4530992021

Curated Events — China

177 events (1990–present)
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2025
Trump tariffs escalate to 145% — US-China trade war and truce
trade and commerce
2025
China's semiconductor self-sufficiency drive accelerates
technology and digital
2025
China's population decline accelerates
demographics and population
2025
BYD overtakes global automakers in EV sales
trade and commerce
2024
Taiwan election — Lai Ching-te wins presidency
territorial disputes
2024
Third Plenum — economic reform blueprint amid structural crisis
fiscal policy change
2024
EU imposes tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles
trade and commerce
2024
South China Sea confrontations with Philippines escalate
territorial disputes
2023
China-brokered Saudi-Iran normalization deal
bilateral treaty
2023
Chinese spy balloon shot down over US
civil war and insurgency

QGI surfaces economically-grounded risk candidates that analysts should examine. Risk tiers reflect historical precedent density, not probability forecasts.