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Too much of a good thing

In a bid to create a solar energy empire, China has put its companies out of business

Friends with benefits

Kerry Brown on Australia as testing ground for Chinese investment

China powers the world

After decades of assembling dams and roads in the developing world, China sets its eyes on foreign nuclear projects

No exit

As the IPO market dries up, how will China’s nascent private equity sector unload investments?

Uneven ground

China’s yawning income gap poses an unprecedented threat to new leadership

Urge to purge

Can China take the painful steps to stamp out corruption?

Same, same but different

Chinese react to the US election and US-China relations after Barack Obama’s win

Tempered by caution

Policy makers reacted to the deluge of upbeat economic data for October with caution. Investors should take note

The blame game

US politicians proved that China was an easy target during campaign season. Will China bashing continue?

To be or not to be

Benelux rescues its union from redundancy

Into the lowlands

Benelux’s bid to become a European hub for Chinese finance and trade

For love or money

In Chinese soccer, cash and optimism abound

Bet the spend

Investing in metals grows trickier in the post-boom era

Poor prospects

China’s slowdown plunges commodity markets into uncertainty

Divining the truth

Who should investors believe when betting on copper futures?

Tough on China

Obama and Romney are pledging to crack down on China’s purported economic crimes. Will that really benefit the US ?

Going down together

A vicious cycle threatens small businesses and lenders on China’s golden coast

Turf versus trade

China and Japan can’t afford their territorial dispute

Knowledge exports

Research schools tap the global supply chain

Australia gets schooled

How can Australian universities win back Chinese students?

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