Despite frequent corrections, China's stock market indexes have unexpectedly kept moving up in recent months. The benchmark Shanghai composite index rose to 3,301 points in late November from as low as 2,638 points early this year.

Looking forward, the domestic stock market may become more turbulent in 2017 given the many uncertainties posed by changes in both the domestic and international economic and financial landscapes.

The International Monetary Fund's latest report says the world economy may grow by 3.4 percent in 2017, up from 3.1 percent this year. Even if the forecast proves right, which is not often the case, the world economy will continue to struggle to come out of the low-rate growth cycle it has been trapped in for long.