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According to a CNN report, which has not yet been independently verified by other sources, United States President-elect Donald Trump will seek to label China as a currency manipulator within his first 200 days in office. Other benchmarks are for Days One and 100, with the… Read More »Memo Reportedly Reveals Trump’s First 200 Days, Trade Reform Begins Day One

According to reporting by Deutsche Welle, China’s Fujian Grand Chip Investment Fund (FGC) will not be purchasing a majority share of Aixtron, which is involved in the manufacturing of light emitting diodes and semiconductors. The German chip maker had been the target of a €670 million… Read More »Germany Blocks Aixtron Sale to China, Berlin Says

New survey numbers show that over three fifths of surveyed Albertans think that Chinese investment in Alberta in the form of full ownership is unacceptable, even as over two thirds agree that increased Chinese investment in Alberta contributes to the provincial economy and over two… Read More »Nearly Half of Albertans Want FTA; Majority Oppose Fully Chinese-Owned Investments but Think China’s Investment Helps

According to the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada’s 2016 National Opinion Poll: Canadian Views on Asia, 80% of Canadians polled were opposed to Chinese state-owned enterprises buying controlling stakes in major Canadian companies. Additionally, 62% of those surveyed thought the Canadian government is allowing too much… Read More »Majority of Canadians Polled Oppose Chinese SOE Investment, Real Estate Investment

Thanks to new investment attraction policies, more than 16% of new investment in Russia’s Far East during the past year came from China, according to statements made by Alexander Galushka, Minister for Development of the Russian Far East, during a media interview with Xinhua. The interview,… Read More »Russia Invites China to Invest in Its Far East

China’s outbound direct investment (ODI) totalled US$102.75 billion (C$134.00 billion) and overtook the country’s inbound foreign direct investment (FDI) during the first seven months of 2016, according to figures released at a press conference by China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM). This means that China’s outbound flow of capital… Read More »China’s ODI Overtakes FDI in the First Seven Months of 2016

According to a report by commercial real estate services firm DTZ/Cushman & Wakefield, Chinese outbound commercial real estate investment totalled US$17 billion (C$22 billion) during the first five months of 2016. This means that investment in January through May of this year has already reached 65.6% of… Read More »Chinese Outbound Commercial Real Estate Investment Volume Second Only to the U.S.

According to media reports, September 13 is the new deadline for China National Chemical (ChemChina)’s US$43 billion (C$56 billion) acquisition offer for Swiss firm Syngenta, a deal first announced in February. Syngenta had already anticipated a 2016 closing date for the deal, which due to its… Read More »ChemChina Extends Syngenta Acquisition Offer to September 13

While the Asia Society and Rosen Consulting Group reported in May that China had finally surpassed Canada as the Number 1 foreign investor in American residential real estate in 2015, the National Association of Realtors has come out with a report stating that Chinese have been the… Read More »Chinese Remain Biggest Foreign Buyers of US Residential Real Estate: National Association of Realtors

In the context of Britain’s European Union membership referendum and just prior to North America’s own trilateral Leaders’ Summit, on June 23 the presidents of China, Russia, and Mongolia signed a trilateral economic partnership agreement, with the countries agreeing to, in part, the establishment of an… Read More »China, Russia, Mongolia Hold Meeting, Sign Long-Awaited Economic Partnership Agreement