# Risk Pulse: China

> Risk Pulse: China is a paid API for AI agents from www.entropyindex.com, paid per call via x402, $0.25/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Returns a geopolitical and crypto risk heat check for China-related entities (Taiwan, Hormuz, Bitcoin) with perp trading context including funding flip, rekt guard, and tape vs structure signals

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://www.entropyindex.com/api/v1/risk/china
- Price: $0.25/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/risk-pulse-china-3079cfcb
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_pbQHTArP19WcbZ7moi941

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability risk-pulse-china-3079cfcb
```

Example prompt: Before I size into this Bitcoin perp, do a quick China risk probe — check Taiwan and Hormuz chokepoint heat, and include any perp funding flip or rekt guard context from Entropy Index.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a fast, low-cost ($0.25) geopolitical and crypto risk heat check specifically scoped to China, Taiwan, Hormuz, and related entities before sizing into or monitoring a perp trade. Prefer this over broader macro risk endpoints when the user's concern is China-regime or chokepoint risk with perp trading context baked in.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid entity slug returns error or empty result
- Unsupported depth enum value rejected
- Network timeout if upstream risk data is unavailable
- Payment failure (x402) if USDC balance insufficient for $0.25 call
- Rate limiting if polled too frequently

## How this service works

Risk Pulse: China — Returns a heat check before you size — or poll again while in. Countries, chokepoints, and crypto (Taiwan, Hormuz, Bitcoin) plus perp context (funding flip, rekt guard, tape vs structure). $0.25. Is anything hot? Not a trade signal.

## Output

Returns a risk heat check object indicating whether China-related entities (Taiwan, Hormuz, Bitcoin, global financial system) are 'hot' or calm, along with perp context signals such as funding flip alerts, rekt guard status, and tape vs structure assessment. Not a trade signal — a situational awareness snapshot.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "name": "Risk Pulse: China",
 "tags": [
  "regime",
  "attestation",
  "chokepoint",
  "geo",
  "perps"
 ],
 "type": "object",
 "version": "1.0.0",
 "category": "trading",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "pathParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "entity": {
       "type": "string",
       "title": "Entity",
       "description": "Country, chokepoint, or crypto slug — taiwan, hormuz, bitcoin, global-financial-system"
      }
     }
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "depth": {
       "enum": [
        "probe",
        "clock",
        "full"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "title": "Depth",
       "description": "Check (probe $0.25), The Call (clock $5), The Book (full $8)"
      }
     }
    }
   }
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {}
   }
  }
 },
 "description": "Risk Pulse: China — Returns a heat check before you size — or poll again while in. Countries, chokepoints, and crypto (Taiwan, Hormuz, Bitcoin) plus perp context (funding flip, rekt guard, tape vs structure). $0.25. Is anything hot? Not a trade signal."
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/risk-pulse-china-3079cfcb/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from www.entropyindex.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/www.entropyindex.com/llms.txt)