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September 21, 2022

A little help from abroad?

Are foreign creditors about to muck in on China’s property bailout? On Monday, Reuters scooped that a consortium of offshore bondholders had proposed taking over some unfinished projects of embattled developer Kaisa – which is in the early stages of restructuring USD 12 billion in offshore debt. Th… Username Password Remember Me Forgot… Read More »

Are foreign creditors about to muck in on China’s property bailout?
On Monday, Reuters scooped that a consortium of offshore bondholders had proposed taking over some unfinished projects of embattled developer Kaisa – which is in the early stages of restructuring USD 12 billion in offshore debt.

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Reuters: EXCLUSIVE Kaisa offshore creditors offer $2 bln to take over stalled projects - sources

CRIC: 2022年上半年中国房地产企业销售TOP200排行榜

CRIC: 2020年上半年中国房地产企业销售TOP200排行榜

September 21, 2022

Sorry if we’re drone-ing on

There’s more buzz concerning drone regulations in China. On Tuesday, Xiamen’s Public Safety Bureau issued a notice on the buying, selling, and flying of civilian drones. ICYMI: The Civilian Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) just published a roadmap to expand drone use and…

There’s more buzz concerning drone regulations in China.
On Tuesday, Xiamen’s Public Safety Bureau issued a notice on the buying, selling, and flying of civilian drones.
ICYMI: The Civilian Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) just published a roadmap to expand drone use and...

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The Paper: 厦门：无人机等航空器销购实名登记，飞行提前审批报备

CAAC: Integrated Management Platform of Civil Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

UDN.com: 大陸解放軍TB-001攻擊型無人機再次現蹤花東外海！

SCMP: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3192049/mainland-chinese-drone-pilot-explains-why-he-buzzed-taiwanese

September 21, 2022

Tech Hero 6

On Sunday, China’s securities regulator (CSRC) approved six tech-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Remarkably, the approval process took just two days – the fastest on record. Some context: ETFs track the performance of a particular group of stocks or other assets. Buying ETFs helps push up the…

On Sunday, China’s securities regulator (CSRC) approved six tech-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Remarkably, the approval process took just two days – the fastest on record.
Some context: ETFs track the performance of a particular group of stocks or other assets.

Buying ETFs helps push up the...

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Caixin: 6只科创主题ETF两天获批聚焦机床芯片新材料

September 20, 2022

The (geo)politics of grievance

When two high-ranking men hold a talk in Fujian, that’s Amur-e. On Monday, China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi met up with Russia’s Secretary of the Security Council Nikolai Patrushev in Fujian province. The occasion: The 17th Round of Strategic Security Consultation between China and Russia. ICYMI: Th…

When two high-ranking men hold a talk in Fujian, that’s Amur-e.
On Monday, China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi met up with Russia’s Secretary of the Security Council Nikolai Patrushev in Fujian province.
The occasion: The 17th Round of Strategic Security Consultation between China and Russia.
ICYMI: Th...

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MoFA: Yang Jiechi Chairs the 17th Round of China-Russia Strategic Security Consultation

September 20, 2022

No “job for life”

Listen up, cadres countrywide. The Party’s now got even more reasons to fire you. On Monday, the Central Committee released new regulations to govern the promotion and demotion of leading cadres. The rules aim to (Gov.cn): “Build a high-quality ruling backbone contingent that is loyal, clean, and …

Listen up, cadres countrywide. The Party's now got even more reasons to fire you.
On Monday, the Central Committee released new regulations to govern the promotion and demotion of leading cadres.
The rules aim to (Gov.cn):

"Build a high-quality ruling backbone contingent that is loyal, clean, and ...

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Gov.cn: 中共中央办公厅印发《推进领导干部能上能下规定》

September 20, 2022

PRC presses SRV on CoC

Clash of Clans? No, Code of Conduct! On Monday, Premier Li Keqiang rang up Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. Li started off, as usual, with promises of win-win support (Xinhua): “China is ready to work with Vietnam to give full play to complementary advantages.” He ticked off the usual li…

Clash of Clans? No, Code of Conduct!
On Monday, Premier Li Keqiang rang up Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Li started off, as usual, with promises of win-win support (Xinhua):

"China is ready to work with Vietnam to give full play to complementary advantages."

He ticked off the usual li...

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Xinhua: Chinese premier, Vietnamese PM hold phone conversation

September 20, 2022

Pump up the credit

Beijing wants banks to open the funding taps – but only for certain projects. On Friday, 21st Century Biz scooped that localities have been told to compile lists of projects eligible for medium- and long-term loan support and submit them to regulators for approval. Some context: Medium- and long-t…

Beijing wants banks to open the funding taps – but only for certain projects.

On Friday, 21st Century Biz scooped that localities have been told to compile lists of projects eligible for medium- and long-term loan support and submit them to regulators for approval.

Some context: Medium- and long-t...

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21st Century Biz: 独家｜监管组织地方申报中长期贷款项目，投向16大领域

September 20, 2022

Nvidia rushing orders of AI chips

On Monday, Taiwanese media UDN reported that Nvidia is telling TSMC – which manufactures chips for the US GPU giant – to rush orders of high-end graphic chips before US sanctions hit. ICYMI: Under the latest US export controls, Nvidia will no longer be able to sell its high-end A100 chips with…

On Monday, Taiwanese media UDN reported that Nvidia is telling TSMC - which manufactures chips for the US GPU giant - to rush orders of high-end graphic chips before US sanctions hit.
ICYMI: Under the latest US export controls, Nvidia will no longer be able to sell its high-end A100 chips with...

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ijiwei: 传英伟达向台积电下5000片急单最快10月底至11月初交货

September 20, 2022

Don’t book that China holiday just yet

On Monday, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MoCT) sparked some hopeful headlines by releasing draft rules about easing restrictions on foreign tourists who want to enter China through its border regions. Curb your enthusiasm: But congratulate yourself on reading Trivium. We’ve read through all …

On Monday, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MoCT) sparked some hopeful headlines by releasing draft rules about easing restrictions on foreign tourists who want to enter China through its border regions.
Curb your enthusiasm: But congratulate yourself on reading Trivium.

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Gov.cn: 文化和旅游部办公厅关于公开征求《边境旅游管理办法（修订征求意见稿）》意见的公告

September 20, 2022

CSRC approves six tech ETFs

On Sunday, China’s securities regulator (CSRC) approved six tech-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Get this: The approval process only took just two days – the fastest approval on the record. What is an ETF? It tracks the performance of a particular group of stocks or other assets. …

On Sunday, China’s securities regulator (CSRC) approved six tech-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Get this: The approval process only took just two days - the fastest approval on the record.
What is an ETF? It tracks the performance of a particular group of stocks or other assets.

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Caixin: 6只科创主题ETF两天获批聚焦机床芯片新材料

September 20, 2022

China pities the fools who can’t regulate IP

Remember, kids, tech isn’t just about engineers and programmers. On Monday, ST Daily interviewed experts on China’s lack of intellectual property (IP) talent. According to Qi Yong, Vice Dean of Nanjing University’s School of Intellectual Property, China needs legal support to reach its tech go…

Remember, kids, tech isn’t just about engineers and programmers.
On Monday, ST Daily interviewed experts on China’s lack of intellectual property (IP) talent.
According to Qi Yong, Vice Dean of Nanjing University’s School of Intellectual Property, China needs legal support to reach its tech go...

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STDaily: 知识产权如何支撑数字经济发展？亟需完善三大规则

CNIPA: 《知识产权人才“十四五”规划》

September 20, 2022

A budding romance

The Russians are really warming to the Chinese currency. On Saturday, Caixin reported that Rosneft – Russia’s largest oil producer – has issued RMB-denominated bonds. It’s the third Russian firm to issue bonds in the Chinese currency, following aluminum producer Rusal and gold miner PJSC …

The Russians are really warming to the Chinese currency.
On Saturday, Caixin reported that Rosneft – Russia's largest oil producer – has issued RMB-denominated bonds.

It’s the third Russian firm to issue bonds in the Chinese currency, following aluminum producer Rusal and gold miner PJSC ...

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Caixin: Russia’s Rosneft Raises $2.15 Billion in Record Yuan Bond Sale

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