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Antony Blinken Raises Alarm Over Xi Jinping's Support For Russia During US-China Talks
Friday, April 26, 2024 - 6:03am | 651In a recent meeting in Beijing, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced concerns over China’s support for Russia’s military, potentially straining the ongoing efforts to mend relations between the two countries. What Happened: Blinken, during a five-and-a-half-hour discussion with...
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US Issues Warning To Pacific Island Countries Over Chinese Security Assistance, Citing Potential To 'Fuel Regional And International Tensions'
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 - 3:44am | 652The United States has issued a warning to Pacific Island nations against seeking security assistance from China, following reports of Chinese police presence in Kiribati, a neighboring nation of Hawaii. What Happened: The U.S. State Department cautioned Pacific Island nations on Monday against...
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Right After MSCI Snub, A New A-Shares ETF Debuts
Thursday, June 16, 2016 - 8:27am | 508A day after index provider Msci Inc (NYSE: MSCI) opted against including stocks trading on mainland China, also known as A-shares, in its major emerging markets benchmarks, BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK)'s iShares unit launched a new exchange-traded fund tracking A-shares. Picking Up The Slack The...
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The Stock Market Is Only One Chapter Of The Chinese Story
Friday, July 31, 2015 - 11:14am | 686The Chinese stock market has been generating plenty of attention over the last month. With a historic 30 percent plummet at the beginning of July and another large correction several weeks later, many have suggested that the country is undergoing its version of the Great Depression. But it'...
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A Duel In China: The Government Vs. The Markets
Friday, July 10, 2015 - 2:20pm | 975The Chinese Communist Party has taken aggressive measures to combat its decline in the nation's stock market, which had shed about a third of its value in less than a month. First, the country's government attempted to stem capital flight by freezing the holdings of any shareholder with over a 5...
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Bullish News from the Black Skies over Shanghai
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 3:36pm | 533Believe it or not, the news that hundreds of commercial flights over Shanghai were recently delayed due to excessive pollution is very bullish for China, and the global economy. A long list of economic reforms were issued from the most recent meeting of the ruling Communist Party. The overall...
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Is an Italian Car Company the Best Way to Profit from China's Economic Growth?
Friday, November 29, 2013 - 2:08pm | 470China's list of reforms from the recent Communist Party meeting are intended to empower the Chinese consumer, by having the nation's economy respond more to market demand. As a result, the passenger car industry, with General Motors (NYSE: GM), Ford (NYSE: F), Toyota (NYSE: TM) and others...