A continued decline in deal flow for traditional work in Greater China has set off fierce competition among global offshore law firms for restructuring as well as U.S. listing and take-private work.
Monthly Archives For November 2023
U.S. Bill Proposes Outlawing Government Use of China-Made Blockchains and Tether’s USDT
Government officials would no longer be able to use networks developed by China that power crypto transactions, according to a new bipartisan bill.
Nikki Haley is running as a China hawk — but her record suggests a different picture
Presidential hopeful Nikki Haley is running as a tough-on-China candidate — but an ABC News review of her record as governor reveals a stark contrast to that image.
Casino operator MGM beats third-quarter estimates as China travel rebounds
MGM Resorts International beat market estimates for third-quarter profit and revenue on Wednesday, as the casino operator benefited from easing pandemic-related entry restrictions in its key markets.
US medical supply chain remains at risk of ‘manipulation’ by China’s Communist Party, say lawmakers
A pair of Republicans leading powerful House committees are calling for the Department of Veterans Affairs to speed up efforts to decrease the agency’s reliance on China for medical supplies, CNN has learned.
China’s 100 Richest 2023: Billionaires Hit By Global Tensions, Domestic Troubles
A volatile year shakes up the ranks of China’s wealthiest as three newcomers debut and 14 climb back onto the list after having previously missed the cut.
Former senior Chinese official urges foreign investors to return, says trade remains ‘ballast’ of US-China ties
Ex-top market regulator Bi Jingquan, who now leads influential think tank, says China still ‘good place’ for investment and jobs and calls on those who left during Covid-19 pandemic to go back and …
Morning Bid: China prices – inflation or disinflation?
Asian markets open on Thursday to a fairly benign global backdrop. U.S. bond yields continue to slide, oil prices are the lowest since July – WTI crude is down 20% from its September peak -…
Beijing openly taunts Biden: China ignores U.S. sanctions to buy massive amounts of Iranian oil
China is disregarding U.S. sanctions by significantly buying Iranian oil, generating billions in profits that Tehran can then channel to its anti-Israel allies, notably Hamas.
Taiwan will defend ‘freedoms and democracy’, President Tsai Ing-wen tells security forum, takes veiled swipe at Beijing over ‘misinformation’
Most pressing threat to values ‘comes from authoritarian regimes’, President Tsai Ing-wen tells Taipei Security Dialogue, highlights ‘authoritarian actors’ cognitive warfare, in the form of mis- and/or disinformation’,
The fuzzy geopolitics of the giant pandas’ return to China
The pandas’ return marks the end of a 23-year era in Washington, and amplifies growing tensions between the U.S and China.
China’s 2023 growth target within reach -c.bank governor
China is expected to hit its annual gross domestic product growth target this year, and the country must transform its growth model to pursue high-quality and sustainable expansion, the country’s …
China’s Uncomfortable Role As World’s Largest Debt Collector
It remains the world’s single largest official source of international development finance. China’s aid and credit commitments to low- and middle-income countries are now hovering around $80 billion a …
