Commentary Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing standards—also called “sustainable investing” and “socially responsible investing”—have taken on greater importance in the investment community in recent years. Such investing has also reached the shores of China. […]
The United States and the Chinese regime on Jan. 15 signed a “phase-one” trade deal, cooling tensions between the world’s two largest economies in an 18-month trade war. Prior to the deal, the United States agreed […]
Commentary The 19-month U.S.–China trade dispute has led to a realignment of global supply chain and exacerbated China’s economic woes. But as a side effect, senior Chinese officials have taken a break from fighting corruption […]
News Analysis China is hitting all-time records for daily crude oil import volumes, just as the military confrontation between the United States and Iran threatens China’s energy supply security. The General Administration of Customs announced […]
European stocks were up on Thursday, driven by growing optimism of a resolution to the U.S.-China trade war. The French CAC40 index (.FCHI), a composite of 40 of the 100 biggest market caps on the […]
News Analysis Chinese corporate bond defaults reached a record this year. After decades of zero defaults, China has slowly been letting companies default on their debts. Chinese companies have binged on debt for too long […]
News Analysis China’s first revision of its 2006 New Company Law, which takes effect on Jan. 1, will supposedly treat foreign and private domestic investors the same way. Although the move sounds positive, an American […]
Hong Kong’s status as a global financial center remains intact as long as the rule of law and the city’s independent judiciary are protected, an expert says, despite ongoing pro-democracy protests and the U.S.-China trade […]
News Analysis PayPal just went live as the first U.S. payments company to enter China’s formerly closed digital marketplace in a global industry that is expected to swell to $253 trillion by 2025. China has rigidly prevented U.S. […]
WASHINGTON—National security concerns are prompting tighter investment screening as numerous countries introduce new regulatory frameworks, targeting foreign buyers, particularly Chinese state-backed firms. Nearly 12 percent of global foreign direct investment was blocked in 2018 for […]
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