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Despite a government initiative to increase the amount of micro-lending to big banks, it appears that these banks are instead “faking” their micro-loans, leaving 60% of Chinese firms without bank financing. In order to avoid a lack of cash, the government had instructed the state-banks in the country to lend to smaller businesses. Furthermore, to… Continue reading Micro-Financing for Small Banks Faces Challenges →

As more cases of the new bird-flu strain in China worry consumers, decreased domestic air-travel demand sparked a wide sell-off of airline and travel stocks world-wide. Though there has yet to be evidence that the strain is transmissible between humans, the growing number of deaths as a result of the virus is reviving fears of… Continue reading Decreased Airline Stocks as a Result of New Bird Flu Cases →

Since the middle of 2012, the government has implemented a number of anti-luxury policies to limit the amount of official spending on extravagant items such as “baiju” liquor. Though sales and bottom lines have increased in the last few years, numbers are expected to decline as the government’s ban takes effect. The ban has largely… Continue reading Anti-Luxury Takes a Toll →

In the next decade, China’s new leadership aims to expand the urbanization of its cities through an estimated $6 trillion injection in infrastructure, which includes housing, to support urban migration. Its efforts are directed at eradicating “villages within cities,” clearing out old shipping containers that currently offer affordable private housing near urban areas such as… Continue reading Urbanization of Villages Within Cities →

After coming into power, Xi Jinping, Communist Party and military chief and soon to be President of China, began a series of speeches emphasizing the “China Dream,” or more specifically, the ascension of the nation as a great power through military prowess. Unlike his predecessors, within his first 100 days, Mr. Xi has already made… Continue reading The China Dream →