A series of recent reports from think tanks in Europe, Taiwan, and the U.S. have highlighted the extent of China’s influence in other countries. Using a variety of metrics and case studies, the reports map malign influence,...
With China looking to see what options might open up in global climate leadership ahead of the...
China and Pakistan have enjoyed close diplomatic relations since the two modern nations’...
Following a rebound in the housing market, authorities in Beijing have announced its plans to...
Former physicist and bond trader Zhu Changhong remains a mystery man to most, despite handling investment of “the world’s largest stash of cash,” China’s $3.5 trillion foreign reserves. From Lingling Wei...
Kevin Yeoh, a former Beijing-based fund manager with AMP Capital, sees potential profit lying in China’s luxury market. From Phillip Wen at Sydney Morning Herald: Yeoh warns that any sort of direct play requires research,...
From AFP: China said Tuesday it planned to curb foreign investment in polluting sectors and instead direct it into high technology and new energy. The State Council, the nation’s cabinet, said in guidelines on its website...
From Economic Observer Online: The State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) is planning to strengthen supervision of the resident representative offices of foreign enterprises in China, according to a source within...
From AFP: China may allow foreign firms with investments inside the country to list domestically, as part of efforts to boost trader confidence during the global downturn, according to an official. “We will continue to...
From Reuters: Beyond being good corporate citizens, do international firms operating in China have a moral duty to advance democracy and human rights? Executives roll their eyes at the question: the typical answer is that...
From Bloomberg: Foreign direct investment in China fell for an eighth month from a year earlier as companies cut spending to weather the worst economic slump since the Great Depression. Investment slid 17.8 percent in May to...
From Caijing Magazine: Morgan Stanley is raising a property fund worth 10 billion yuan with aims to expand its share in China’s property market, according to a source closed to the U.S. investment bank. On July 4, Crystal I...
From Xinhua: China saw a growth of almost 45 percent in foreign direct investment (FDI) actually used in the first seven months of this year, due partly to high interest from overseas investors, the Ministry of Commerce said on...
From Bloomberg: China tightened scrutiny of foreign direct investment to prevent “fake” ventures that the government said are acting as channels for speculative capital and endangering the world’s...
From China Daily: Foreign direct investment (FDI) in China rose 45.5 percent in the first half of the year, deepening worries that the inflow of “hot money” could lead to higher inflation. The Ministry of Commerce...
From Caijing Magazine: In a move likely to foreshadow increased overseas access to China’s growing financial sector, Beijing regulators have approved three joint trusts that combine foreign investors with Chinese institutions....
From the Financial Times: General Electric plans to invest up to $2bn in acquisitions and other deals in China over the next three years as part of a strategy to double its revenues in the country. The world’s biggest industrial...
From The Financial Times: The wave of foreign investment into China’s banking system has aspects of a gold rush. Foreign banks are staking out territory in promising but highly uncertain terrain. Last week Royal Bank of Scotland and its partners Merrill Lynch and Li Ka-shing became the latest to put down a sackful of dollars: […]
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