china

China, officially the People's Republic of China, is a country in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion in 2017. Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers, it is the third or fourth largest country by total area.

China Drafting Big Tech Blacklist to Curb Foreign Investments
China Drafting Big Tech Blacklist to Curb Foreign Investments
December 08, 2021  |  International

As part of China’s continuing big tech crackdown, regulators are devising a blacklist targeting new companies that use variable interest entities (VIEs) to run their...

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Alibaba Reorganizes its Global, Domestic eCommerce Business
Alibaba Reorganizes its Global, Domestic eCommerce Business
December 06, 2021  |  eCommerce

A trifecta of changes — new competition, a sluggish economy and continued regulatory pressures — has China’s Alibaba revamping its eCommerce businesses and appointing a...

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Berkshire Hathaway’s Munger Agrees with China’s Crypto Ban 
Berkshire Hathaway’s Munger Agrees with China’s Crypto Ban 
December 03, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Billionaire investor and Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman Charlie Munger on Friday (Dec. 3) said at the Sohn Hearts & Minds Investment Conference in Sydney that...

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Tencent’s WeChat Pay Envisions Future Where Payment Options are the Norm
Tencent’s WeChat Pay Envisions Future Where Payment Options are the Norm
December 02, 2021  |  Mobile Payments

China’s crackdown on technology companies that offer payment services had the unintended side effect of opening the lines of communication between competitors like Alibaba and...

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China to Prohibit Foreign IPOs 
China to Prohibit Foreign IPOs 
December 01, 2021  |  IPO

China intends to remove a technicality that permitted the country’s tech sector from raising overseas investments by prohibiting companies from making an initial public offering...

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Is China Ready to Police the Metaverse?
Is China Ready to Police the Metaverse?
December 01, 2021  |  Regulation

China’s ongoing crypto crackdown could soon extend into the realm of the metaverse and nonfungible tokens (NFTs).  Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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New Rideshare Rules Add Pressure to China’s Didi
New Rideshare Rules Add Pressure to China’s Didi
November 30, 2021  |  Ridesharing

Regulators in China have imposed new rules for the country’s ride-hailing sector, a development that puts additional pressure on Didi, the industry’s leader. Get the...

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Uncertainty Surrounds PBOC Targeting of Alipay, WeChat Business Use of Personal Codes
Uncertainty Surrounds PBOC Targeting of Alipay, WeChat Business Use of Personal Codes
November 29, 2021  |  International

In China, what seems to be a crackdown on Big Tech — on the payments giants in particular — continues. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Tencent Opens WeChat to Alibaba, Other Social Media Rivals 
Tencent Opens WeChat to Alibaba, Other Social Media Rivals 
November 29, 2021  |  International

Tencent Holdings Ltd. is opening its WeChat groups and will soon allow Alibaba’s Tmall and Taobao, among other social media rivals, to display their own...

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