Alibaba is a Chinese e-commerce giant, but its IPO offers shares only in an offshore holding company. It may be a risky bet.
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Tag Archives: China
Hollywood’s Tiananmen Amnesia
Want to see a blockbuster film about the events in Tiananmen Square? You’ll have to make one on your own.
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Chasing A Chinese Fire Truck
Attorney General Eric Holder barks at China, but he won’t get a chance to bite.
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Force Of Law And The Law Of Force
Putin’s aggression in Ukraine reminds us why putting money in Russia, and by extension China, is a gamble rather than an investment.
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The Crime Of Selling Your New Car
Buying something in one place and selling it elsewhere for a higher price used to be called capitalism. Some federal prosecutors now call it fraud.
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After Further Review, A Border Dispute Is Settled
A good and impartial referee can prevent mayhem, and not just at the Super Bowl.
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How To Succeed In Business, In China
Winning Chinese business often involves capitalizing on connections. Are American companies even allowed to play that game?
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Echoes Of KAL 007
China’s creation of an air defense zone recalls the Soviet downing of Korean Air Lines Flight 007.
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Awaiting China’s ‘Perestroika’
China’s liberalized rules on family planning and pretrial detention are progress, but not a Gorbachev-style perestroika.
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Modest Sanctions And Wishful Diplomacy
Russian aggression has drawn modest sanctions; Chinese expansionism has seen none. The results are strewn across Ukrainian fields.
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