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The article discusses missteps made by Cincinnati, Ohio, consumer products company Procter & Gamble (P&G) in marketing cheap diapers to China's middle class rather than marketing higher-end products. According to the article, P&G introduced a line of premium Pampers brand diapers in China with the claim that they were made in Japan, which the article states appeals to Chinese consumers. The article discusses P&G's competition with Japanese firm Kao Corp., the makers of Merries diapers. The article presents comments from P&G chief executive A.G. Lafley.

The article states that gains in the Shanghai, China, Stock Market, in 2015 were of great financial benefit to the Chinese government. According to the article, the Chinese government made billions of dollars in paper profits based on the stock gains of state-owned corporations listed on the exchange. The article discusses the potential impact on the Chinese economy. It also discusses the actions of the Chinese agency the China Securities Regulatory Commission.

The article discusses a working paper being written by economist Hanming Fang and colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania that explores corruption within the Chinese housing sector by examining mortgages, and how Chinese bureaucrats receive discount prices on houses.