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But China has other weapons against its nemesis besides further tariffs. Nearly half of U.S. companies doing business in China said they’ve experienced non-tariff retaliation from China since the U.S. … ( read original story…
China wages relentless crackdowns on its Muslims. But Saudi Arabia stays quiet as it bolsters ties with Beijing.
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China Restructures Anbang in Step to Sell Firm After Takeover
Anbang became synonymous with China’s unbridled appetite for overseas trophy assets. The company’s swift fall from grace was capped by Wu’s 18-year prison sentence in May last year. Court documents … ( read original story…
China’s Banking Cleanup Needs a Bigger Mop
(Bloomberg Opinion) — China’s banking cleanup has moved into a fresh phase with the seizure of a small city-commercial lender. It’s far from clear that regulators have the right supplies to … ( read original…
China’s First Bank Seizure Since 1998 Shows Hidden Loan Risk
(Bloomberg) — China’s first government takeover of a bank in more than two decades has underscored the potential for increased stress at regional lenders that piled into off-book financing in recent … ( read original…
China Releases New Crypto Rankings
The Center for Information and Industry Development (CCID), under China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, released the 12th update of its crypto project rankings Thursday. The number … ( read original story …)
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China has become the most critical market worldwide for key opinion leaders (KOLs for short, also known as “influencers“). To be more precise, it’s the most important market for luxury brands to find, … (…
China’s Baoshang Bank takeover raises contagion fears
The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) will take control of Inner Mongolia-based Baoshang Bank for a year from May 24, as it posed serious credit risks, the regulator and the … ( read…
The FY Financial (Shenzhen) (HKG:8452) Share Price Is Down 31% So Some Shareholders Are Getting Worried
Unfortunately the FY Financial (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (HKG:8452) share price slid 31% over twelve months. That’s well bellow the market return of -14%. Because FY Financial (Shenzhen) hasn’t been … ( read original story …)
Canada revamps its tourism brand to project an inclusive image
Canada’s brand is not without friction on the world stage, however. Trade tensions with the United States, as well as tensions with China over the arrest in Vancouver of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou … (…
Timeline: China’s post-Tiananmen re-emergence onto the world
President Jiang Zemin visits the United States later that year, the first trip by a Chinese head of state in more than a decade and breaking China out of diplomatic isolation in the post-Tiananmen ……