We suggest checking out the following links:

FT.com - In depth look at the recent overseas exploits of Chinese financial institutions

WSJ: Bloggers in China start testing limits of ‘mental firewall’ - A cursory rehash of the freedom of speech/blogging/great firewall story the English-language press loves to trot out, this time, with “social values” and Confucianism thrown in. Isaac Mao and Keso quoted.

Cleantech.com: Good Energies to boost stake in Solarfun - Swiss firm Good Energies ups stake to 34.7% in Shanghai-based Solarfun

Xinhua Finance: China’s booming solar power sector faces stiffer competition - An analyst at Heller Ehrman says solar is unsustainable in China, although Suntech will likely continue to do well

New York Times: The Long and Short of It at Goldman Sachs - Great piece by Ben Stein - Goldman’s economists paint a catastrophic picture of the US economy, while its traders sell short. Ostensibly independent operations, but are they?

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