Hear ye! Lo! The *foreign* gold rush to *China*—once a stampede, now a *sigh*! *Direct* cash, that danced in *China*’s courts, now flees—9.5% less, by the *almanac’s* dramatic whim! *Foreign* hands pull back, as if *China*’s charm turned to *dust*! *China* stands. *Investment* stumbles. And the *foreign* merchants? Left behind a *dead rat*… and a note: *“Too much bureaucracy.”*