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China's sovereign wealth fund with about $70 billion of the $200 billion in the fund allocated for foreign investments mostly of the portfolio kind.
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Chinaâs Sovereign Wealth Fund Buys Shares in Major Banks
New York Times 10/10/2011
Low-Key Politician to Take Helm of China's $500 Billion Fund
Wall Street Journal 07/01/2013
Economist 08/21/2010
Central Huijin Raises $7.94 Billion in Bond Sale
Wall Street Journal 08/26/2010
China Fund Shifts Focus From Energy
Wall Street Journal 02/19/2014
China’s CIC Gearing Up Investment in Overseas Assets
Wall Street Journal 03/29/2015
Grouped Articles
Chinaâs Sovereign Wealth Fund Buys Shares in Major Banks
New York Times 10/10/2011
Low-Key Politician to Take Helm of China's $500 Billion Fund
Wall Street Journal 07/01/2013
Central Huijin Raises $7.94 Billion in Bond Sale
Wall Street Journal 08/26/2010
Q&A: China Investment Corp.’s Wang Jianxi
Wall Street Journal 03/06/2012
China's CIC Works on Funding Mechanism
Wall Street Journal 03/07/2012
China Fund Shifts Focus From Energy
Wall Street Journal 02/19/2014
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Chinaâs Sovereign Wealth Fund Buys Shares in Major Banks
New York Times 10/10/2011
China Closes In on European Gas
Wall Street Journal 08/09/2011
Wall Street Journal 03/06/2012
China's CIC Works on Funding Mechanism
Wall Street Journal 03/07/2012
Q&A: China Investment Corp.’s Wang Jianxi
Wall Street Journal 03/06/2012
China CIC Chief Sees Rising Risk of Euro Breakup
Wall Street Journal 06/08/2012
Investments overseas by Chinese companies and the China Investment Corporation using China's large foreign exchange reserves.
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Chinese Car Maker's Favorite Passenger: Uncle Sam
Wall Street Journal 04/29/2013
China's Shuanghui to Buy Smithfield Foods
Wall Street Journal 05/29/2013
Morgan Stanley to Help Finance Shuanghui Bid
Wall Street Journal 05/30/2013
The Smithfield Deal: China Bringing Home the American Bacon
Wall Street Journal 05/29/2013
China Brings Home the U.S. Bacon
Wall Street Journal 05/29/2013
Smithfield Deal: Past Chinese Acquisitions Bode Well
Wall Street Journal 05/30/2013
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Chinaâs Sovereign Wealth Fund Buys Shares in Major Banks
New York Times 10/10/2011
Agricultural Bank of China Profit Rises
Wall Street Journal 08/28/2013
China Think Tank Offers Reform Wish List
Wall Street Journal 10/30/2013
AgBank Sticks to Its Target for IPO
Wall Street Journal 06/08/2010
Wall Street Journal 06/30/2010
The Upside to AgBank’s Bad Debt
Wall Street Journal 07/02/2010
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Chinaâs Sovereign Wealth Fund Buys Shares in Major Banks
New York Times 10/10/2011
China's ICBC Steps Up Overseas Push
Wall Street Journal 11/27/2012
For a Top Chinese Banker, Profits Hinder Political Rise
Wall Street Journal 03/03/2013
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Chinaâs Sovereign Wealth Fund Buys Shares in Major Banks
New York Times 10/10/2011
China's ICBC Sells Riskier Bonds
Wall Street Journal 08/05/2014
China's ICBC Steps Up Overseas Push
Wall Street Journal 11/27/2012
For a Top Chinese Banker, Profits Hinder Political Rise
Wall Street Journal 03/03/2013
Grouped Articles
Chinaâs Sovereign Wealth Fund Buys Shares in Major Banks
New York Times 10/10/2011
Low-Key Politician to Take Helm of China's $500 Billion Fund
Wall Street Journal 07/01/2013
Economist 08/21/2010
Central Huijin Raises $7.94 Billion in Bond Sale
Wall Street Journal 08/26/2010
Q&A: China Investment Corp.’s Wang Jianxi
Wall Street Journal 03/06/2012
China's CIC Works on Funding Mechanism
Wall Street Journal 03/07/2012
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Temasek Sends Signal on China Bank Risk
Wall Street Journal 07/07/2011
Bank of China I.P.O. Raises $9.7 Billion
New York Times 05/24/2006
Chinaâs Sovereign Wealth Fund Buys Shares in Major Banks
New York Times 10/10/2011
Wall Street Journal 02/21/2012
The Tip of the Iceberg for China's Banks
Wall Street Journal 08/25/2012
Wall Street Journal 02/27/2013
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China's 'Shadow Banks' Fan Debt-Bubble Fears
Wall Street Journal 06/24/2013
Temasek Sends Signal on China Bank Risk
Wall Street Journal 07/07/2011
Government's role in industry: The long arm of the state
Economist 06/25/2011
Problems Building for Chinese Banks - Reuters BreakingViews
New York Times 08/28/2011
Heavy Hand Moves China's Banks
Wall Street Journal 10/11/2011
Chinaâs Sovereign Wealth Fund Buys Shares in Major Banks
New York Times 10/10/2011
Ag bank and other Chinese IPO's.
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Beijing Plans to Loosen Control Over IPO System
Wall Street Journal 11/18/2013
Wall Street Journal 06/30/2010
Agricultural Bank of China Raises $19 Billion in I.P.O.
New York Times 07/06/2010
China Unveils IPO Guidelines Ahead of Expected New-Offering Flood
Wall Street Journal 12/02/2013
Hong Kong IPOs Come Under Fire
Wall Street Journal 05/10/2012
IPO Market Feels Chill From Stock Plunge
Wall Street Journal 08/25/2015
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China Central Bank Warns Banks on Liquidity
Wall Street Journal 06/25/2013
Credit Warnings Offer World a Peek Into Chinaâs Secretive Banks
New York Times 06/24/2013
China's Credit Levels Echo U.S. Crisis
Wall Street Journal 09/08/2013
China Think Tank Offers Reform Wish List
Wall Street Journal 10/30/2013
Chinese Banks' Divided Capital
Wall Street Journal 10/31/2013
China Banks Keep the Fees Flowing
Wall Street Journal 12/27/2013
Stimulus spending, surge in bank loans.
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Tax Cut Spurs 25% Rise in Chinese Auto Sales
Wall Street Journal 03/11/2009
New York Times 04/03/2009
Wall Street Journal 08/25/2015
China Bank Airs Concern Over Loans
Wall Street Journal 07/14/2009
Wall Street Journal 07/25/2009
A New U.S. Dialogue With China
Wall Street Journal 07/27/2009
China devotes 3% of GDP to education compared to 5% in developed countries. The underinvestment in education and human capital can lead to stagnation in per capita incomes. This happened in Mexico. The inability to deal with bad loans in the banking system can lead to slowing economic growth. This happened in Japan. The bulldozing of schools of migrant workers reflects a failure to address balanced growth and a breakdown in assigning the right priorities.
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Mexico and China look to trade away old rivalry - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/18/2013
China's 'Shadow Banks' Fan Debt-Bubble Fears
Wall Street Journal 06/24/2013
China's Silver Linings Playbook
Wall Street Journal 06/24/2013
U.S. Stocks Shrug at China's Woes
Wall Street Journal 07/10/2013
The Slowing of Two Economic Giants
New York Times 07/14/2013
Unrest May Signal New Phase in China Economy
New York Times 05/29/2010
China's generation of electric power shiud surpass the USA's by 2012. With lowcost capital from state run banks and help from the government electricity gerneration is growing rapidly in China.
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Wall Street Journal 06/06/2013
Economist 04/29/2010
Wall Street Journal 04/13/2015
China Fires Away at Coal Power
Wall Street Journal 05/14/2015
Wall Street Journal 07/18/2010
India Deal Puts China in GE's League
Wall Street Journal 10/28/2010
Larger banks have a smaller portion of their loans made to local government financing vehicles than the larger banks. Agricultural Bank of China, Construction Bank of China, Bank of China, Industrial and Commerical Bank of China have 6-7% of their loans made to local government financing vehicles, compared to 20% for Everbright Bank and 13-20% for other smaller banks. This means they will be the first to be in trouble in a financial crisis because of the high risk and poor asset quality of such loans.
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Asia Goes on a Debt Binge as Much of World Sobers Up
Wall Street Journal 05/24/2013
I.M.F. Tells China of Urgent Need for Economic Change
New York Times 07/17/2013
China's Credit Levels Echo U.S. Crisis
Wall Street Journal 09/08/2013
Chinese Banks' Divided Capital
Wall Street Journal 10/31/2013
Chinese Bank Regulator Warns of Loan Risks
Wall Street Journal 06/17/2010
BusinessWeek 07/29/2010
Even after the efforts to restrain lending in 2010 in China following heightened stimulus lending in 2009, the level of bank lending has exceeded 10.5 trillion yuan and is at the same level as 2009. This includes the lending through trusts and other mechanisms according to Fitch Ratings. This explains the inflationary pressures and property bubble.
Grouped Articles
Asia Goes on a Debt Binge as Much of World Sobers Up
Wall Street Journal 05/24/2013
China's 'Shadow Banks' Fan Debt-Bubble Fears
Wall Street Journal 06/24/2013
China's Silver Linings Playbook
Wall Street Journal 06/24/2013
Wall Street Journal 06/25/2013
China Central Bank Warns Banks on Liquidity
Wall Street Journal 06/25/2013
Credit Warnings Offer World a Peek Into Chinaâs Secretive Banks
New York Times 06/24/2013
Grouped Articles
Asia Goes on a Debt Binge as Much of World Sobers Up
Wall Street Journal 05/24/2013
China's 'Shadow Banks' Fan Debt-Bubble Fears
Wall Street Journal 06/24/2013
China's Silver Linings Playbook
Wall Street Journal 06/24/2013
Credit Warnings Offer World a Peek Into Chinaâs Secretive Banks
New York Times 06/24/2013
I.M.F. Tells China of Urgent Need for Economic Change
New York Times 07/17/2013
Charlene Chu Is the 'Rock Star' of Chinese Debt Analysis
Wall Street Journal 08/22/2013
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Chinaâs Sovereign Wealth Fund Buys Shares in Major Banks
New York Times 10/10/2011
Low-Key Politician to Take Helm of China's $500 Billion Fund
Wall Street Journal 07/01/2013
China Fund Shifts Focus From Energy
Wall Street Journal 02/19/2014
China Tries to Reassure U.S. About Its Investing Plans
New York Times 02/01/2008
China’s CIC Gearing Up Investment in Overseas Assets
Wall Street Journal 03/29/2015
Wall Street Journal 07/13/2011
CIC's chief executive says eurobonds are not suitable for its investment goals and it will require financial discipline and financial arrangements before they can be issued. He is reducing investments in Europe and is focussed on increasing investments in infrastructure which he sees as producing stable returns.
Grouped Articles
Chinaâs Sovereign Wealth Fund Buys Shares in Major Banks
New York Times 10/10/2011
Q&A: China Investment Corp.’s Wang Jianxi
Wall Street Journal 03/06/2012
China's CIC Works on Funding Mechanism
Wall Street Journal 03/07/2012
China Fund Shifts Focus From Energy
Wall Street Journal 02/19/2014
China’s CIC Gearing Up Investment in Overseas Assets
Wall Street Journal 03/29/2015
Q&A: CIC Chief Lou on Crisis in Europe, Investment Focus
Wall Street Journal 06/07/2012
Grouped Articles
Chinaâs Sovereign Wealth Fund Buys Shares in Major Banks
New York Times 10/10/2011
Low-Key Politician to Take Helm of China's $500 Billion Fund
Wall Street Journal 07/01/2013
Q&A: China Investment Corp.’s Wang Jianxi
Wall Street Journal 03/06/2012
China's CIC Works on Funding Mechanism
Wall Street Journal 03/07/2012
Q&A: CIC Chief Lou on Crisis in Europe, Investment Focus
Wall Street Journal 06/07/2012
China's CIC Makes Investing Shift
Wall Street Journal 09/18/2012
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Wall Street Journal 08/30/2011
Chinaâs Sovereign Wealth Fund Buys Shares in Major Banks
New York Times 10/10/2011
Grouped Articles
Chinaâs Sovereign Wealth Fund Buys Shares in Major Banks
New York Times 10/10/2011
China's ICBC Sells Riskier Bonds
Wall Street Journal 08/05/2014
Temasek Buys ICBC Stake From Goldman
Wall Street Journal 04/16/2012
For a Top Chinese Banker, Profits Hinder Political Rise
Wall Street Journal 03/03/2013
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Chinaâs Sovereign Wealth Fund Buys Shares in Major Banks
New York Times 10/10/2011
China's ICBC Sells Riskier Bonds
Wall Street Journal 08/05/2014
Profit Growth Is Slowing at China’s Biggest Banks
Wall Street Journal 10/30/2014
China's ICBC Steps Up Overseas Push
Wall Street Journal 11/27/2012
For a Top Chinese Banker, Profits Hinder Political Rise
Wall Street Journal 03/03/2013
Jiangqing's role in the performance of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. ICBC is considered the best run of the large state owned banks in China, with fewer non-performing loans, the use of information technology and strategies for developing a global presence.
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Big Trouble at Little China Banks
Wall Street Journal 07/21/2011
Asia Goes on a Debt Binge as Much of World Sobers Up
Wall Street Journal 05/24/2013
Chinaâs Sovereign Wealth Fund Buys Shares in Major Banks
New York Times 10/10/2011
Charlene Chu Is the 'Rock Star' of Chinese Debt Analysis
Wall Street Journal 08/22/2013
China Think Tank Offers Reform Wish List
Wall Street Journal 10/30/2013
Chinese Bank Regulator Warns of Loan Risks
Wall Street Journal 06/17/2010
Holdings in China Construction Bank. Plans to sell $8 billion of Bank of America's stake in China Construction Bank to Singapore's Temasek Holdings and other buyers.
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China Banks Keep the Fees Flowing
Wall Street Journal 12/27/2013
Overlooked Treasure for BofA in Chinese Bank
Wall Street Journal 06/16/2011
Wall Street Journal 08/30/2011
Chinese Banks Raise Cash to Cushion Against Bad Debts
Wall Street Journal 09/28/2011
Chinaâs Sovereign Wealth Fund Buys Shares in Major Banks
New York Times 10/10/2011
Bank of America to Sell Stake in Chinese Lender
New York Times 11/15/2011
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Big Trouble at Little China Banks
Wall Street Journal 07/21/2011
Chinese Banks' Divided Capital
Wall Street Journal 10/31/2013
China Banks Keep the Fees Flowing
Wall Street Journal 12/27/2013
Wall Street Journal 08/18/2014
Profit Growth Is Slowing at China’s Biggest Banks
Wall Street Journal 10/30/2014
China Adds Cash to Banking System to Spur Growth
Wall Street Journal 12/12/2014
Efforts to strengthen the currency are being resisted by export interests. Inflation is hurting consumers who are limited to earning 2.75% interest on savings, with the interest rate spread designed to help banks earn their way through bad loans made during the stimulus lending binge. A massive reallocation of resources away from consumers and towards lending to state-owned companies which create overcapacity in industries and engage in real estate speculation. Far from rebalancing the world economy this will affect internal growth in China.
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Wall Street Journal 07/15/2013
China Inflation Rises to a 19-Month High
New York Times 06/11/2010
Wall Street Journal 09/04/2010
An Accord (and Lessons) to Remember
Wall Street Journal 09/21/2010
World Bank Deletes Critical Passage on China
Wall Street Journal 07/05/2015
New York Times 01/20/2011
The effects of the stimulus spending binge and speculative behaviours of local governments and state owned companies, on the loans made by state owned banks.
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Asia Goes on a Debt Binge as Much of World Sobers Up
Wall Street Journal 05/24/2013
China's 'Shadow Banks' Fan Debt-Bubble Fears
Wall Street Journal 06/24/2013
China's Silver Linings Playbook
Wall Street Journal 06/24/2013
Wall Street Journal 06/25/2013
China Central Bank Warns Banks on Liquidity
Wall Street Journal 06/25/2013
Credit Warnings Offer World a Peek Into Chinaâs Secretive Banks
New York Times 06/24/2013
The leadership and priorities of Zhou Xiaochuan, who has headed the PBOC, central bank of China, since 2002. He was appointed to a new third five year term in 2013.
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China’s Economic Problems Unlike Those Elsewhere
New York Times 05/28/2013
China's 'Shadow Banks' Fan Debt-Bubble Fears
Wall Street Journal 06/24/2013
China's Silver Linings Playbook
Wall Street Journal 06/24/2013
Wall Street Journal 06/25/2013
China Central Bank Warns Banks on Liquidity
Wall Street Journal 06/25/2013
Credit Warnings Offer World a Peek Into Chinaâs Secretive Banks
New York Times 06/24/2013
A recent IMF study points out that China's $3 trillion foreign exchange reserves are twice what China needs for traditional purposes such as supporting the economy in a financial crisis. According to China's central bank governor these reserves are making it difficult to control inflation. Experts also say this makes little sense for a developing country with low percapita incomes. Most of this money is invested in U.S. Treasury securities and is not put to productive uses.
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China’s Economic Problems Unlike Those Elsewhere
New York Times 05/28/2013
China Keeps On Gobbling Up Treasurys
Wall Street Journal 07/16/2013
China Inflation Rises to a 19-Month High
New York Times 06/11/2010
A Top Manager Resigns from Foreign Exchange Agency
New York Times 01/28/2014
Wall Street Journal 08/25/2015
China’s Forex Reserves Fall by Record $93.9 Billion on Yuan Intervention
Wall Street Journal 09/08/2015
China's local government debt is estimated to be in the range of 27% to 42% of GDP. Loans by banks to local government financing vehicles face high risk of default.
Grouped Articles
Asia Goes on a Debt Binge as Much of World Sobers Up
Wall Street Journal 05/24/2013
China's 'Shadow Banks' Fan Debt-Bubble Fears
Wall Street Journal 06/24/2013
China's Silver Linings Playbook
Wall Street Journal 06/24/2013
I.M.F. Tells China of Urgent Need for Economic Change
New York Times 07/17/2013
China's Credit Levels Echo U.S. Crisis
Wall Street Journal 09/08/2013
China Think Tank Offers Reform Wish List
Wall Street Journal 10/30/2013
Grouped Articles
JP Morgan Tracked Business Linked to China Hiring
New York Times 12/07/2013
Wall Street Journal 01/10/2011
How Wall Street Blew It in China
Wall Street Journal 01/10/2011
Chinaâs Sovereign Wealth Fund Buys Shares in Major Banks
New York Times 10/10/2011
J.P. Morgan Shifts Top Banker to Asia
Wall Street Journal 04/25/2012
Washington Post 05/12/2012
Difficulties of making a soft landing after the huge lending boom in China in 2009-2010 continues into 2011. Inflation and other risks from this lending continue. The burden of large local government debt in China and non-performing loans in the banking system. China's local government debt is estimated to be between 27% of GDP to 42% of GDP. Because of the opaqueness of the financial system the exact amount is not clear and estimates vary.
Grouped Articles
Asia Goes on a Debt Binge as Much of World Sobers Up
Wall Street Journal 05/24/2013
China's 'Shadow Banks' Fan Debt-Bubble Fears
Wall Street Journal 06/24/2013
China's Silver Linings Playbook
Wall Street Journal 06/24/2013
Wall Street Journal 06/25/2013
Credit Warnings Offer World a Peek Into Chinaâs Secretive Banks
New York Times 06/24/2013
Central Bankers Hone Tools to Pop Bubbles
Wall Street Journal 07/08/2013
Grouped Articles
Chinese Banks' Divided Capital
Wall Street Journal 10/31/2013
China Lifts Banks' Reserve Ratio
Wall Street Journal 05/13/2011
Wall Street Journal 05/25/2011
No Chinese Relief for Global Slowdown
Wall Street Journal 06/08/2011
Inflation Prompts a New Lift of Reserves
Wall Street Journal 06/15/2011
Chinese Banks Raise Cash to Cushion Against Bad Debts
Wall Street Journal 09/28/2011
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