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China's Central Bank Issues New Warning to Bitcoin Exchanges
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China Bitcoin Exchanges Halt Withdrawals After Central Bank Talk
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Central bank withdraws liquidity for three weeks
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China to push for IPO normalizaion: securities regulator
BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) — China will push for the normalization … spokesperson for the China Securities Regulatory Commission. An IPO suspension between July and November 2015 was followed by a period of slower IPO…
China Mobile plans to invest $200 mln in Pakistan this year
China Mobile Communications Corp will invest $200 million in Pakistan to expand its network of 3G and 4G sites in the country to more than 10,000 sites by the end of this year, the firm…
Robust China trade data a boon for Asia as protectionist risks loom
China posted much stronger-than-expected trade data for January as demand picked up at home and abroad, an encouraging start to 2017 for the world’s largest trading nation even as Asia braces for a rise in…
Trump cedes new ground to Beijing with about-face on ‘one China’
With a single phone call, Donald Trump staged a spectacular comedown from his boldest threat against China, agreeing to Beijing’s demand that he acknowledge Taiwan as part of a single China. It took Mr. Trump…
A Beijing Model?
Xi Jinping’s version of democracy. Is there really a Beijing Model of governance: authoritarian politics steering economic growth, diluting the appeal of the West’s democracy and freedom? The ruler of China thinks so. He’s focused…
Beijing has set itself up for failure if Donald Trump acts on the South China Sea, experts say
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Hong Kong bishop hints at Vatican deal with China
BEIJING — The head of the Catholic church in Hong Kong has expressed optimism that the Vatican and Beijing can overcome the controversial issue of bishop appointments lying at the core of a decades-long dispute.…
China Mobile reportedly set to invest $200m in Pakistan
China Mobile is reportedly set to expand its presence in Pakistan by investing $200 million this year. The world’s largest telecom carrier by subscribers is, according to China Daily, set to expand its Pakistani network…
