Briefly…Top Ten Tweets (From Tiring Trade Wars & Visa Crackdowns to ODI, Big Banks, Innovation & A Little Alibaba Magic)
Blogging has been taking a back seat to business over the past couple of weeks. With travel in China, combined with pressures to deliver projects before the oncoming national holidays (we are not complaining!), it has been a challenge to get online (though our tweets have continued to flow!). But, finally, here is out latest roundup of China business news…
Innovation: IPR RT @UKTIJGordon Up 19% in H1 RT @ChinaDaily Patent applications rising in China http://bit.ly/E7eHA
Protectionism: Tiring talks RT @caijingonline Economist: WTO Likely to Rule in Favor of China in Tariff Dispute http://bit.ly/jSdiz (More background on this here: RT DanielRFeldman: RT @raykwong “Burning Rubber: Proposed Duties on Chinese Tires Whiff of Senseless Protectionism” http://bit.ly/8cxMm)
Autos: ODI RT @christinelu: “TIMELINE: China car makers eye global brands” [Reuters] Chinese companies are window shopping http://bit.ly/LwVrr
Resources: ODI RT @markturok: Chinalco to start construction on $2.2bn copper mine… http://tr.im/yXj3 < ...Chinalco's first investment in Peru.
RT @China_Daily: China’s holdings of US debt exceed $800b http://bit.ly/jjIvx
Going Global: RT @raykwong: Four of the world’s top 10 banks by market cap are Chinese. http://bit.ly/G6g5S
ODI RT @ftchina: Venezuela says signs new $16bn China oil deal http://bit.ly/2p50UR
Alibaba magic RT @cwr Alibaba Turns 10, Aims To Create 100 Million Jobs, Employ 10 Million People http://bit.ly/Jn3nQ (A lot of Alibaba news recently, including: @TheLexColumn: Should Alibaba investors be worried that the head honcho has sold shares? http://bit.ly/C9NEf @chinaeconreview: Alibaba’s Jack Ma cashes in some stock for family, charity http://bit.ly/vRXGx)
Compliance: Got visa worries? RT @DanHarris: RT @Chinalyst: How China’s Birthday And Shanghai’s Expo Are Good For The Legal Business http://cli.gs/zTLr9
ODI: RT @UKTIJGordon: ODI RT @ChinaDaily: China’s outbound investment totals $183.97b http://bit.ly/DAWuv



