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Gabriel Wildau

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Gabriel Wildau was the FT's Shanghai bureau chief. He covered China's economy, financial system, and markets

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    State controls have so far seen off any contagion from bad loans

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    Global rules on systemically important financial institutions add to fundraising pressures

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    Chinese factory-output growth slows to weakest on record

    Latest sign that trade war and slowing domestic demand are hurting despite stimulus measure

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    Data heighten concerns about a Chinese and global economic slowdown

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