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Analysis: Burning ambition
Energy: As China’s state oil companies seek ever bigger foreign deals, fears are growing at the extent of the sway it holds in the developing world – but the reality is rather more complex
China settles monopoly test cases
Two pioneering legal actions involving high-profile companies have been settled, with one case highlighting the fresh powers of consumers under new anti-monopoly laws
Public backing for deep China emission cuts
Public opinion on both sides of the Atlantic is firmly in favour of China taking on the lion’s share of cuts in greenhouse gas emissions and lukewarm on providing funds to the developing world to adapt to climate change
David Pilling: The state’s dead hand returns to haunt China
State-led companies that have received massive loans have the means to buy private enterprises, writes David Pilling
China bans foreign investment in online gaming
Decision tightens censorship regime and adds to protection for local providers – but other regulators may offer loophole
China sets tough terms on foreign M&A deals
Shows further willingness to use new powers to probe global deals by imposing tough conditions on Delphi and Wyeth takeovers
Chinese insurers clear to invest in real estate
Chinese insurance companies will be allowed to invest directly in commercial real estate for the first time under regulations that are set to trigger a huge influx of cash into the high-end property market
Test for Beijing’s resolve to clean up industry
The village of Hengjiang, a settlement of 1,800 mostly elderly people left behind to grow rice or mine alluvial coal, has emerged as a test case of Beijing’s resolve to clean up the mining and minerals industries
China makes energy efficiency pledge
China plans a ‘notable’ cutback in the level of carbon dioxide its industries emit as part of international efforts to combat climate change, Hu Jintao, Chinese president, told a UN climate summit
‘Vicious dogs’ set to lose their bite
China’s railway courts - a parallel justice system to try crimes committed on moving trains - are an anachronistic survival from the 1950s
