China's economy continues to see turmoil amid a perfect storm of issues coming together. An aging population is contributing to a decrease in productivity. At the same time, several real estate companies have gone under as rising interest rates and an overall slowdown have caused a meltdown in the Chinese real estate market. It's not just China's economic slowdown that investors must contend with. Over the weekend, Taiwan Vice President Lai Ching-te clinched the third consecutive presidential el