BEIJING — China moved on Friday to curb investment overseas by its … Beijing’s clampdown on overseas investments shows how the interests of private business can collide with those of the Communist Party government. Beijing…
Monthly Archives For August 2017
New investment rules to curb China’s foreign acquisition binge
issuing rules likely to have a significant impact in Australia. China’s State Council, or cabinet, issued the first rules on overseas investment by Chinese companies on Friday. ( read original story …)
China to rev up bullet train revolution with world’s fastest service on Shanghai-Beijing line
a government-controlled news website, reported on Sunday. National rejuvenation is a slogan promoted by Chinese President Xi Jinping. At present, the fastest trains in China, which have their top speed capped at 300km/h, are named…
China won’t share hydrological data until India withdraws from Doklam
China will not agree to carry out normal cooperation on hydrological data with India unless it agrees to withdraw troops from Doklam, Beijing: China will not share hydrological data with India until it withdraws its…
India-China border brawl: Superpowers throw stones at each other as tensions heighten
According to India’s NDTV news channel, which claimed the video had been authenticated … has for decades been the focus of a bitter border dispute between China and India. It saw military action during the…
War won’t give China any clear gain, only cause casualties, assesses govt
But the emerging view seems to be that the costs of a war in economic and strategic terms will be prohibitive and check China’s war-like stance. Get latest news & live updates on the go…
North Korea receiving constant oil supply as China refuses to go all in on isolating rogue state
China claims it is doing all it can to rein in its neighbour and traditional ally North Korea. It has backed the toughest United Nations sanctions, but on the North Korea-China border it is a…
China’s Debt Swaps Surpass $100 Billion
Almost a year after China rolled out steps to rein in soaring corporate leverage, concerns are rising that undeserving companies are benefiting while households are getting saddled with risks. China unveiled guidelines for debt-to-equity swaps…
Assam floods: The China connection
China violates agreement, didn’t share Brahmaputra hydrological data. Archis Mohan reports. IMAGE: Flood-affected villagers relocated to safer places in Assam’s Morigaon district. Photograph: PTI Photo With over three million people affected across 24 … (…
China’s New Ballistic Missile Marks New Chapter in Global Nuclear Deterrence
China is developing a new sea-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Julang-3 (JL-3), according to local media. The development of the JL-3 missile was initially reported on several years ago. It’s expected that the new…
China’s Biggest Mobile Payment Solutions Are Taking Root In U.S. and Europe
I was in a taxi in Singapore last week and I couldn’t help but notice the sticker affixed to the back of the driver’s seat. In English and Chinese it read, “We accept Alipay.” It…
China Soon to Become Germany’s Economic Rival
The Chinese government has adopted a ‘Made in China 2025’ economic development strategy which is emerging as a huge risk to Germany’s economic base, says economist Christian Rusche from the IW think tank in Cologne.…
China Codifies Crackdown on ‘Irrational’ Outbound Investment
chief China economist at Morgan Stanley in Hong Kong. “Policy makers are also concerned about the potential investment loss and financial risk related to the takeover of ‘trophy assets,’ a lesson they might have learned…