My crystal ball gaze..../reserved, don't bet on me opinion.
China ain't goin nowhere. It will continue to chug along.
How long since we were on a rising wallstreet for this long? A bump was due. China getting the blame but their holding physical themselves too. Maybe a lot! Enough even to have a specie standard if desired. Maybe, at least for certain transactions if desired. They are also a trade partner with at least one country with lots of physical gold,gas and oil (not us.)
Their environment been due to implode too, but they just keep going, and going,and going...
They should steady out again in their market. Depends on their response.
Wallstreet if following tradition(which it seems to try to avoid) has not gone on a seven year climb very often lately. Once in recent history?
A diversified portfolio involves over seas investments.
When one country flounders ,what is held in others may not.
Buy low, sell high but also buy for long term like Buffet.
The market saw a drop by panicky investors willing to loose by selling out of fear of losing more short term.. Nothing odd there. Short timers playing a money game they must by whatever means loose at. Spin that wheel!
They may very well start buying when things are good(and cost more) again rather than buy at low or near lows. History reflects that right?
I did not look to see if China has been selling off American holdings, but doubt they are much.
The recent historic trend, (if a trend) was slight ups in P.M.'s when market sagged and slight dips when market gained but not great swings as we been able to see recently.
A country we want to do business with goes to a gold standard, (however unlikely), gold would mean more to some,silver reflecting it's brotherly status as well.
OOooo the ball is getting too hazy now...
L.o.l.
Breathe in and out....a cold piece of silver on your forehead might help.