2018 November 7
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In his speech at CIIE, Xi pledged to set up a technology innovation board in the Shanghai Stock Exchange. This is designed to encourage Chinese tech firms to list in the mainland instead of abroad. - Read more
Wang Qishan keynotes at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum and says that China will not be bullied, drawing on China’s 100 years of humiliation to affirm that China would never let the same happen to it again. - Read more
After Xi gave a speech last week promising to support the development of private businesses, the Supreme Court yesterday pledged to strengthen protection of private property rights and create a fair legal environment. - Read more
People sometimes think Belt and Road is orchestrated from the top. It’s not. Chinese companies, banks, cities, counties and provinces all have their own BRI strategies. For example, Hunan province just announced a new 20bn rmb BRI fund. - Read more
Chinese banks have issued more than 200 billion U.S. dollars of loans to support over 2,600 Belt and Road projects in transportation, infrastructure, equipment export and other fields. - Read more