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06.13.17China Detains Chairman of Anbang, Which Sought Ties With Jared Kushner
New York Times
Wu Xiaohui, the chairman of Anbang Insurance Group, was taken away on Friday in Beijing, according to Caijing, a respected newsmagazine. In a statement early Wednesday morning in China, the company said that Mr. Wu was “for personal reasons no...
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03.03.17
China’s Legislators Take on Zombie Companies, Real Estate
Curbing wasteful socialist-era business practices and taming unruly real estate and lending sectors will take center stage at the annual meeting of China’s legislature, which starts next week, with some also looking for signs of a pickup in economic...
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04.26.16China Clamps down on Commodities Frenzy
Financial Times
China curbs excessive speculation in commodities on Monday after weeks of frenzied trading boosted prices and ignited fears of another bubble in its domestic markets.
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09.03.13How the Media Got the Bo Xilai Trial Wrong
Foreign Policy
Beijing managed to keep much of the Bo saga - and the elite machinations that precipitated it - from the foreign press. As humbling as it may be to admit, we know very little about what goes on at the highest levels of Chinese politics.
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08.05.13
County in Shaanxi in a Deep Hole as Mining Bubble Pops
A financial crisis triggered by falling coal prices is brewing in Shenmu County, in the northwestern province of Shaanxi.Construction projects have been halted, universal health care has run into payment problems and many private bankers have...
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07.19.12
Vineyards Pop Corks on Chinese Wine Investors
Wine-tasting party conversations among investors in China are increasingly sounding like sour grapes.Some well-heeled wine investors have been anxiously debating whether a price bubble for investment-grade wine is getting ready to burst. Others...