China’s STAR market (Shanghai Stock Exchange Science and Technology Innovation Board) is its newest stock market, which was officially launched in June 2019, and whose index was released in July 2020. It has attracted extensive attention from market players, but almost no coverage from...

The 2019 novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has greatly affected the financial markets, economies and societies around the world. This study is the first of its kind that focuses on the Chinese stock markets. Based on Google Trends data during 1 January – 12 April, 2020 and by using the...

China's wolf warrior diplomacy has garnered significant global attention since April 2020, with concerns arising about potential adverse effects on the Chinese economy. This study aims to shed light on this issue by employing weekly Google Trends data from April 2020 to February 2022, and...