SHANGHAI -- Chinese officials are clamping down on speculative stock and metal trading on fears that investor anger in the wake of any financial collapse would stoke discontent with the government.
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Fear of backlash pushes China to crack down on frothy markets
Authorities hope to head off possible bubbles in the stock and metals markets
China's government worries that if retail stock investors suffer in a financial bubble collapse, the blame will fall on Beijing. © Reuters
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