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October 18, 2021

Cooling it on the cooldown?

On Friday, Bloomberg reported that financial regulators have begun loosening some of the restrictions aimed at cooling real estate markets. Citing unnamed insiders, Bloomberg said financial regulators are relaxing their stance on home loans: Regulators instructed some major banks to accelerate the … Username Password Remember Me Forgot Password

Regulators instructed some major banks to accelerate the ...

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Bloomberg: China Eases Mortgages for Rest of Year on Evergrande Contagion Worries

October 18, 2021

A draft anti-telecom fraud bill

Tomorrow, a new draft anti-telecom fraud bill will be submitted to China’s legislative body for its first review. The content of the bill has not yet been made public. The legislative committee’s spokesperson said the law aims to: Improve regulation on SIM cards, IoT cards, financial accounts, and …

Improve regulation on SIM cards, IoT cards, financial accounts, and ...

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Gov.cn: 最高人民法院最高人民检察院公安部关于办理电信网络诈骗等刑事案件适用法律若干问题的意见（二）

October 18, 2021

Tencent gets on the PIPL boat

Last Friday, Tencent announced that it will establish an “external supervision committee for personal information protection.” It also issued an open call for applications to join the body, which will tentatively consist of 15 members in the first round of recruitment. Who’s invited: Tencent is …

Last Friday, Tencent announced that it will establish an “external supervision committee for personal information protection.”

It also issued an open call for applications to join the body, which will tentatively consist of 15 members in the first round of recruitment.

Who’s invited: Tencent is ...

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Tencent WeChat: 腾讯隐私保护监督员，等你加入！

October 18, 2021

MIIT’s Xiao on interview with Xinhua

On Saturday, Xiao Yaqing, head of the MIIT, got some airtime in an interview with Xinhua. What he said: MIIT is still working hard to eliminate misconduct by internet companies. What he’s talking about: MIIT’s six-month campaign — launched in late July — to come down hard on tech companies that en…

On Saturday, Xiao Yaqing, head of the MIIT, got some airtime in an interview with Xinhua.
What he said: MIIT is still working hard to eliminate misconduct by internet companies.
What he’s talking about: MIIT’s six-month campaign — launched in late July — to come down hard on tech companies that en...

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Xinhua: 积极营造公平公正的良好环境为中小企业“铺路”“赋能”——访工业和信息化部部长肖亚庆

October 18, 2021

Tech in Common Prosperity

On Friday, top Party theory magazine Qiushi published an essay by Xi Jinping on the principles of Common Prosperity. The big theme: Xi is deeply concerned about the socially and economically destabilizing effects of income inequality. He also thinks the rich-poor divide is why “some count…

On Friday, top Party theory magazine Qiushi published an essay by Xi Jinping on the principles of Common Prosperity.
The big theme: Xi is deeply concerned about the socially and economically destabilizing effects of income inequality. He also thinks the rich-poor divide is why “some count...

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Qiushi: 扎实推动共同富裕

October 18, 2021

Loosen up, will ya?

On Friday, senior executives from some of China’s largest developers met with housing regulators at a symposium organized by the China Real Estate Association (CREA) to request relief. The head of the housing ministry’s Real Estate Department co-chaired the meeting. Developers’ ask: An “appropriat…

On Friday, senior executives from some of China’s largest developers met with housing regulators at a symposium organized by the China Real Estate Association (CREA) to request relief.

The head of the housing ministry's Real Estate Department co-chaired the meeting.

Developers' ask: An “appropriat...

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Yicai: 独家 | 中房协听取房企建议，万科、中海、保利等10家头部公司参加座谈会

21st Century Biz: 中房协召集10家重点房企开会：听取意见与建议，维护行业稳定

Reuters: Chinese property executives ask regulators for ‘appropriate loosening’ of restrictions – report

October 18, 2021

PBoC breaks silence on Evergrande

Much to investors’ consternation, financial regulators have stayed silent on Evergrande’s problems – until now. On Friday, Zou Lan, the director of the central bank (PBoC) financial markets department, discussed Evergrande at some length at the bank’s Q3 press conference. The way Zou sees it, Evergr…

Much to investors’ consternation, financial regulators have stayed silent on Evergrande’s problems – until now.
On Friday, Zou Lan, the director of the central bank (PBoC) financial markets department, discussed Evergrande at some length at the bank's Q3 press conference.
The way Zou sees it, Evergr...

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PBoC: 2021年第三季度金融统计数据新闻发布会文字实录

October 18, 2021

We’re handling it

People’s Bank of China (PBoC) Governor Yi Gang was the hot ticket at the annual general meeting of the IMF and World Bank last week. But so far, the PBoC has only published a few short snippets of Yi’s remarks. That’s why we took note when Reuters provided a detailed accounting of his comments to…

People’s Bank of China (PBoC) Governor Yi Gang was the hot ticket at the annual general meeting of the IMF and World Bank last week.

But so far, the PBoC has only published a few short snippets of Yi's remarks.
That's why we took note when Reuters provided a detailed accounting of his comments to...

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Reuters: China faces challenges from 'mismanagement' at certain firms, says PBOC head

October 18, 2021

A loving embrace

Outstanding work, people. On Friday, Wang Yang, member of the Politburo Standing Committee and chairman of China’s top political advisory body, commended 20 organizations and 50 individuals for their work related to Taiwan affairs. Some context: Taiwan has been on the minds of top Chinese leaders ev…

Outstanding work, people.
On Friday, Wang Yang, member of the Politburo Standing Committee and chairman of China’s top political advisory body, commended 20 organizations and 50 individuals for their work related to Taiwan affairs.
Some context: Taiwan has been on the minds of top Chinese leaders ev...

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Xinhua: 全国对台工作系统表彰会议在京举行汪洋出席并讲话

China Daily: Taiwan office commends 'outstanding' workers

October 16, 2021

Deep dive | Common Prosperity: China’s most important policy shift in decades

The CCP wants to have its cake and share it too – all under the name of “Common Prosperity.” Chinese authorities – and the public – have been abuzz about Common Prosperity since an August 17 meeting of the Central Commission for Financial and Economic Affairs (CCFEA) focused on the issue. Some…

The CCP wants to have its cake and share it too – all under the name of “Common Prosperity.”
Chinese authorities – and the public – have been abuzz about Common Prosperity since an August 17 meeting of the Central Commission for Financial and Economic Affairs (CCFEA) focused on the issue.
Some...

October 15, 2021

A day at the Canton Fair

The 130th edition of the Canton Fair kicked off in Guangzhou on Thursday. Some context: China’s oldest trade fair has convened twice a year since 1957. Companies attend offline and online. It remains a big deal. Several international leaders participated in the opening ceremony via video link. For …

The 130th edition of the Canton Fair kicked off in Guangzhou on Thursday.
Some context: China’s oldest trade fair has convened twice a year since 1957. Companies attend offline and online.
It remains a big deal.

Several international leaders participated in the opening ceremony via video link.
For ...

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MofCom: 习近平向第130届中国进出口商品交易会致贺信

Gov.cn: 李克强出席第130届中国进出口商品交易会暨珠江国际贸易论坛开幕式并发表主旨演讲

CGTN: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang promises more market access as he opens the 130th Canton Fair

Xinhua: Xi sends congratulatory letter to 130th Canton Fair

October 15, 2021

LinkedOut

You love a challenge, according to your LinkedIn profile. But the firm itself finds China too “challenging.” Yesterday, Microsoft-backed LinkedIn announced that it will be removing all social networking features from its China platform. The company will re-launch in China as InJobs, an HR site wit…

You love a challenge, according to your LinkedIn profile. But the firm itself finds China too "challenging."
Yesterday, Microsoft-backed LinkedIn announced that it will be removing all social networking features from its China platform.

The company will re-launch in China as InJobs, an HR site wit...

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LinkedIn: China: Sunset of Localized Version of LinkedIn and Launch of New InJobs App Later This Year

MIIT: 肖亚庆会见美国微软公司总裁布拉德·史密斯

NYT: LinkedIn to Shut Down Service in China, Citing ‘Challenging’ Environment

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