China’s 40-Year Boom Is Over. What Comes Next?

Significant planetary and lunar alignment on 8 September 2040: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and crescent Moon.

Mandate of Heaven up for grabs.

https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2000/a...

Its already popped, but given the size it takes time realize. Every Dynasty for the last 5,000+ years has ended in peasant revolt. Maybe they'll have bought enough grain to stave it off another year.