If China descends into chaos, it could be alot worse than the Great depression, since so much of the world depends on China, and since they have a crazy arsenal of weapons.
Yes, the nazis were a fringe political part polling below 3% before 1929. The Weimar republic was relatively stable and it seemed that the biggest economical issues were already behind..
The Great Depression, the Great Recession.
> Why should the government and the non-investors pay for government agencies that enforce regulations?
Apart from them being ostensibly a communist nation, it's good for business. Everyone's business.
This is also why Greece got a lot of help from Germany and the IMF about 10-15 years back.
> If investors cannot handle due diligence, let them pay private agencies to secure their investments.
How? The investment is a promise to build a home.