Wuhan, China was the original epicenter of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19. It was first traced there in December, 2019. On January 23, 2020 China imposed a strict lockdown on Wuhan. The lockdown ended on April 8, 2020. From the start of the pandemic till today the whole of China has 94,183 cases and 4,634 deaths …
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The equity market of mainland China is the second largest market in the world. The market cap of the domestic stocks, known as A-shares is about $10.0 Trillion. The following chart shows the largest stock markets in the world: Click to enlarge Source: Sizing up Chinese equities – a market too big to ignore by Jie …
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The economy of China grew 3.2% in second quarter relative to last year. WSJ notes that China could be the only major economy to grow in 2020. While other countries including the US and developed Europe are struggling to contain the corona virus, China is able to focus on economic growth as it first brought …
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China is the world’s populous country with a population of about 1.4 billion in 2018. China became a communist country in 1949. Since the 1980s China adopted “market socialism” form of government which involves one-party control of the government (communism) and capitalism for the market. This unique form of government has unshackled the potential of …
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China has come a long way since the early part of the 20th century. From a rural “backward” country China has transformed its economy in the 70 years since 1949 to become the world’s second largest economy. While other communist countries collapsed and converted to democracy, China followed a different approach called “Market Socialism”. In …
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