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When China is allowed to sell, it buys instead

Central Huijin, the domestic arm of China's sovereign wealth fund, has revived a scheme to buy shares in the country's three largest listed banks. ...full story at Countdown to Beijing

from Countdown to Beijing on Wed, Oct 14 2009

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