By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka expects to get China’s backing for its debt restructuring plan within days to help unlock a $2.9 billion loan from the International Monetary …
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Senior Australian official asks China to remove trade impediments
by Reutersby ReutersSYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s Assistant Minister for Trade Tim Ayres called for the removal of China’s “trade impediments” on Australian exports in a meeting with his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines …
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GORDON CHANG: A Fierce Adversary Has Emerged Against China
GORDON CHANG: A Fierce Adversary Has Emerged Against China Gordon Chang on January 19, 2023 “Perfectly aligned.” That’s how Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, while meeting with Secretary of State …
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Hedge funds that punted early on China recovery reaped the rewards
by Reutersby ReutersBy Summer Zhen Hong Kong (Reuters) – Hedge funds that bet on a swift shift in the country’s zero-COVID and regulatory policies in late 2022 while the stock market was …
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(Reuters) – BHP Group Ltd on Thursday posted higher quarterly iron ore shipments that edged past expectations and said China was set to be a stabilizing force for commodities demand this …
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Davos 2023 – Citi CEO Fraser says China opening up is good news for the market
by Reutersby ReutersDAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – China’s opening up is important for the world and there is good news from market friendly measures taken there, Citi Group’s chief executive Jane Fraser told …
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China reports big jump in foreign capital inflows on reopening bets
by Reutersby ReutersSHANGHAI (Reuters) – Overseas investors increased their holdings of Chinese bonds in December, snapping a record 10-month spate of outflows, and capital inflows are expected to continue into the new …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British luxury brand Burberry is seeing “very promising” signs in China so far this month after the lifting of strict COVID-19 curbs in the country, Chief Financial …
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PineBridge, Pictet raise China property exposure on recovery hopes
by Reutersby ReutersBy Xie Yu HONG KONG (Reuters) – Global investors including PineBridge and Pictet are bolstering their exposure to Chinese property developers, betting that a slew of support measure for the …
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China fixed-asset investment approvals almost doubled in 2022 to $218 billion
by Reutersby ReutersBy Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s state planner approved 1.48 trillion yuan ($218.35 billion) worth of fixed asset investment projects in 2022, nearly double the value from the previous …
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By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Tuesday hit Macau with sweeping new export controls it previously imposed on shipments of advanced chips and chipmaking equipment to Beijing, …
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China developers’ debt risks persist after support policies’ slow start
by Reutersby ReutersBy Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s Country Garden had some rare good news for the cash-squeezed property sector with an offshore debt repayment on Tuesday, but a closer …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s industrial output grew at a modest 1.3% pace last month year-on-year, official data showed on Tuesday, easing from a 2.2% rise in November, as manufacturing activity …
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LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday it recommended that China monitor excess mortality from COVID-19 to gain a fuller picture of the impact of the …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s finance ministry said on Monday it will boost funding for COVID-19 prevention and control, urging local fiscal departments to step up transfer payments to rural and …
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s overall passenger vehicle sales are estimated to rise 5% in 2023, Volkswagen AG’s China President Ralf Brandstaetter told Chinese media. New energy vehicles, which include pure electric …
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Germany’s ties with China could change fundamentally – SPD leader
by Reutersby ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) – Germany would be forced to cut ties with China in the way it has with Russia should China attack Taiwan, the leader of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social …
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China central bank steps up short-term liquidity injection ahead of long holiday
by Reutersby ReutersSHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s central bank ramped up a liquidity injection on Wednesday, offering fresh funds to the banking system for the first time this year to help meet seasonal …
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By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Morgan Stanley has bumped up its China growth, stock market and yuan forecasts again, becoming the latest Wall Street heavyweight to do so as …
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China Dec new bank loans beat forecast, 2022 lending at record high
by Reutersby ReutersBy Judy Hua and Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) -New bank lending in China unexpectedly rose in December from the previous month, central bank data showed on Tuesday, with 2022 setting …
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In rural eastern China, not testing for COVID becomes the norm
by Reutersby ReutersBy Brenda Goh DINGYUAN, China (Reuters) – Weng Shuiye laid back in her chair, sighing with relief as oxygen flowed from a tank into her nostrils. Breathing problems, body aches …
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China passenger vehicle sales rise in Dec, Tesla sales slump 41% – data
by Reutersby ReutersSHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s passenger car sales rose 2.4% in December as consumers rushed to make use of a subsidy for electric vehicles (EV) before they expired last month, with …
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Asian tourism-focused businesses ready for China rebound as border reopens
by Reutersby ReutersBy Minwoo Park, Chris Gallagher and Jira[censored] Kuhakan SEOUL/TOKYO/BANGKOK (Reuters) – South Korean and Japanese shop owners, Thai tour bus operators and K-pop groups are among those celebrating China’s border …
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Investors should avoid Chinese currency risk and adapt to higher foreign exchange volatility, three state financial newspapers in Shanghai and Beijing said in front-page commentaries on Tuesday …
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China Smiles As America Falls Deeper Into The TikTok Trap
GORDON CHANG: China Smiles As America Falls Deeper Into The TikTok Trap Gordon Chang on January 8, 2023 TikTok, the extremely popular video-sharing app, is in the midst of another …