The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief, episode 150

02/23/21 • 12 min

This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: The China-Laos railway is set to open for use in December 2021, with plans to extend to Thailand and beyond; China considers easing capital controls to allow citizens to invest in overseas securities and insurance products; and Beijing increases its rare earth mining quotas, up 27.6% from the previous year.

In addition, we speak with Flynn Murphy of Caixin Global, who tells us about how design flaws in China’s statin drug trials led to tragic results.

Correction: The drug trials that had design flaws were for statin drugs, not COVID-19 drugs, as originally stated.

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In addition, we speak with Flynn Murphy of Caixin Global, who tells us about how design flaws in China’s statin drug trials led to tragic results.

Correction: The drug trials that had design flaws were for statin drugs, not COVID-19 drugs, as originally stated.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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In addition, we speak with Caixin Global podcast producer Nandini Venkata about yet another fraud scandal at a private men’s health clinic in China’s northwestern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

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This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: The reigning champions of China’s premier soccer league cease operations; Chinese President Xí Jìnpíng 习近平 declares “total victory” in the government’s mission to eradicate poverty; and expansion in China’s manufacturing sector continues to slow.

In addition, we speak with Caixin Global reporter Tang Ziyi about a public relations disaster at one of China’s biggest ecommerce platforms, Pinduoduo.

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