Goldman Sachs criticised for offering shares in PetroChina in US
In a study released on Thursday by two firms in the industry, Goldman Sachs was criticised when it offered shares in Chinese oil firm PetroChina in the United States. Activists said the financing would...
View ArticleChina 2008: National Brands v.s. International Enterprises
This next installment in the CDT series on important issues facing China in 2008 concerns China’s domestic market. See also previous China 2008 articles: China and the Developing World, Nationalism,...
View ArticleChina’s African Odyssey
The Wall Street Journal has published a Caixin interview with former Chinese ambassador to South Africa and current special envoy for African affairs, Zhong Jianhua. Zhong discusses the shifting...
View ArticleInvestigations Prompt Cheaper Prices On European Imports
Following a series of Swiss companies under scrutiny in China, Tetra Pak, a food packaging company, is under investigation for its business practices. The New York Times’ David Barboza reports that...
View Article18 More Detained in GSK Probe
China’s state media report that at least 18 more people have been detained as the corruption probe against the British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) continues. From Ben Blanchard, Fang...
View ArticleChina’s “Second Continent” And Cultural Collisions
At HuffPost Live, journalist Howard French speaks about the themes in his book “China’s Second Continent”: Also, at the Asian Review of Books, Director of the China Studies Centre at the University of...
View ArticleTo Reach China, LinkedIn Plays by Local Rules
Ahead of the launch of a simplified Chinese-language site in February, American social networking service LinkedIn announced its willingness to comply with Beijing’s censorship demands when reaching...
View ArticleTycoon Defends Xi’s Relatives Over Business Deal
Responding to questions about a New York Times investigation into ties between Dalian Wanda Group and Chinese political elites, Wang Jianlin, the property developer’s chairman and China’s richest...
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Billions in International Pension Funds Support Abuses in China; Hong Kongers...
A report by the NGO Hong Kong Watch reveals that numerous major international pension funds have been heavily invested in Chinese companies connected to serious human rights issues. Some of these...
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