> Too attached to the status quo and trying to prevent a more serious correction by downplaying it? Or deliberately under-responding for other reasons?

Conspiracy territory, but if I'm not in China I'm quietly hoping it gets crazy for another month or two, drives stock prices down further, and then buy at low rates.

The constant "we don't know what's really going on!" doom and gloom articles make me think they're either pandering desperately for clickbate, or trying to drive the market further down (maybe both?).