China’s commercial property investment amounted to 53 billion yuan ($7.68 billion) in the first quarter of 2019, with half coming from cross-border investors, according to a recent report. Both the … ( read original story…
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Understanding China’s ‘One-Way Bet’ Property Market
The history of China’s housing market is short by global standards, since private home ownership only began in 1998. But what a two decades it’s been. Home prices have skyrocketed, creating a … ( read…
China’s SOE Reforms: What the Latest Round of Reforms Mean for the Market
In the case of China, unclear property rights between the government and enterprises and laggard company management systems mean that SOEs are generally not as productive and innovative as private … ( read original story…
China developers’ debt strains ease on strong earnings growth
That should be a relief to investors worried about potential corporate defaults as China Inc faces a record US$1.5 trillion of corporate bonds maturing in the next two years. But it is also a warning…
China refuses to speak about detained Canadians: Freeland
That discussion hasn’t happened yet, Freeland told the House of Commons foreign-affairs committee Tuesday. READ MORE: Chinese envoy says Canada-China relations have hit ‘rock bottom … ( read original story …)
Freeland says detained Canadians face ‘very difficult’ conditions as she pleads with Chinese counterpart to hold talks
In an appearance before the House of Commons foreign affairs committee on Tuesday, however, Ms. Freeland acknowledged that it was unlikely that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi would agree to such … ( read original…
Chinese developers’ debt strains ease, but profit slowdown risks grow
That should be a relief to investors worried about potential corporate defaults as China Inc faces a record $1.5 trillion of corporate bonds maturing in the next two years. But it is also a warning…
Freeland says Chinese minister won’t talk with her about detainees
… talk to China’s foreign minister about the two detained Canadians China has accused of undermining its national security. That discussion hasn’t happened yet, Freeland told the House of Commons … ( read original story…
US ban on Huawei goes against the fair-use understanding of intellectual property protection
However, their monopoly rests on one condition. The protection of US companies’ intellectual property rights provided by other countries, including China, made it possible for these companies to earn … ( read original story …)
Trump’s Trade War With China and “Our” Intellectual Property
Some events give extraordinary insights into the biases of the economics profession. The trade war with China clearly fit the bill. The origins of the trade war can be traced to campaign promises … (…
What soaring iron ore and faltering copper say about China — opinion
Property and associated activities account for around one third of China’s metals demand, according to analysts at Citi. “Arguably the single most-followed indicator for the health of demand for … ( read original story …)
Government, developers in Suzhou, ‘Venice of China’, agree to limit property price rises at 5 per cent after uptick in sales, sentiment
Suzhou, a manufacturing hub near Shanghai dubbed the “Venice of China”, is considering new property restrictions to cool runaway home prices. A second-tier city with a population of 10.7 million, its … ( read original…
China Backs Yale Stance on Foreign Students, Rips U.S. Actions
U.S. concerns about technology and intellectual property theft by China have been at the center of the deepening trade war between the two countries. Read Salovey’s open letter to the Yale community … ( read…
