24 Jul 2017
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The recent crackdown on outbound investment comes straight from the top. So says some solid new reporting from Lingling Wei and Chao Deng at WSJ (link below).
That explains the heft behind the seemingly sudden smackdown of some of China’s wealthiest businessmen. It also explains their ready...
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