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China’s Xi Calls For Greater Economic Policy Coordination For G20
China’s Xi Calls For Greater Economic Policy Coordination For G20
January 25, 2021  |  International

In his first speech since U.S. President Joe Biden took office, China President Xi Jinping gave a 25-minute address at the virtual World Economic Forum...

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China’s Financial Industry Firms Redo Plans, Funding In Wake Of More Oversight
China’s Financial Industry Firms Redo Plans, Funding In Wake Of More Oversight
November 26, 2020  |  International

With regulators cracking down in China, FinTech leaders are scrambling for capital and trying to plan their futures, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Nov. 25). Jack Ma‘s...

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Ant IPO Stopped By President Xi As Rebuke To Gov’t Criticism
Ant IPO Stopped By President Xi As Rebuke To Gov’t Criticism
November 12, 2020  |  IPO

Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly personally nixed the Ant Group double initial public offering (IPO), which had been set to be the biggest in the...

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Bitcoin Escalates On China’s Blockchain Endorsement
Bitcoin Escalates On China’s Blockchain Endorsement
October 29, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The Chinese state media advised people to stay levelheaded following a price escalation of bitcoin and blockchain stocks triggered by Chinese President Xi Jinping’s support,...

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US-China Trade War Could Hurt Amazon Merchants
US-China Trade War Could Hurt Amazon Merchants
June 24, 2019  |  Amazon

The escalating trade war between the United States and China is leaving many Amazon merchants wondering how to keep their businesses afloat during these uncertain...

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Analysts Weigh In On Apple, Post-Trump Tariff Threat
Analysts Weigh In On Apple, Post-Trump Tariff Threat
November 28, 2018  |  Apple

Analysts are sharing their thoughts on what will happen to Apple if President Donald Trump’s threat of new tariffs on iPhones goes into effect. Days...

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Trump Threatens 10 Pct Tariff On iPhones Made In China
Trump Threatens 10 Pct Tariff On iPhones Made In China
November 27, 2018  |  International

Days before a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Donald Trump warned that he might slap a 10 percent tariff on iPhones and laptops...

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How Big Of A Splash Will China’s ‘Social Credit’ Make?
How Big Of A Splash Will China’s ‘Social Credit’ Make?
June 01, 2018  |  International

Add “social credit” to the list of factors that could influence the Chinese economy — and, perhaps, consumer activity in other parts of the world....

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Alibaba CEO Warns Trade War Will Harm Everyone
Alibaba CEO Warns Trade War Will Harm Everyone
April 11, 2018  |  Politics

Alibaba’s Chief Executive Jack Ma warned in an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday (April 11) that a trade war between the U.S. and...

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