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Developments in China

Mansfield Foundation Senior Fellow Andrew Collier (Managing Director, Orient Capital Research) discussed recent financial and political developments in China on Bloomberg’s Daybreak Asia program   August 10.  Mr. Collier and his colleagues at Orient Capital Research...

China’s Financial Summit: The Leadership Meets Hard Reality

Mansfield Foundation Senior Fellow Andrew Collier (Managing Director, Orient Capital Research) concludes that, in regard to future restrictions on credit, China will reduce certain kinds of highly visible and risky credit but will not significantly restrict overall...

Economic Benchmarks in China

Mansfield Foundation Senior Fellow Andrew Collier (Managing Director, Orient Capital Research) concludes that shadow banking credit flows are better indicators of China’s economic strength than official data in “Bad Economic Benchmarks in China,” posted on the...

SOE Debt Restructuring in China

In “SOE Reform: Liaoning’s Struggle for Capital,” Mansfield Foundation Senior Fellow Andrew Collier (Managing Director, Orient Capital Research) wrote that the outcome of a dispute over the debts of a steel company in Liaoning Province will signal Beijing’s policies...

Funding Crisis in China’s Property Market

Mansfield Foundation Senior Fellow Andrew Collier (Managing Director, Orient Capital Research) outlines potential outcomes from a predicted liquidity crisis in China’s property sector in “Funding Crisis in China’s Property Market,” posted on the Orient Capital...