What does China ‘de-risking’ actually mean?
What does China ‘de-risking’ actually mean? | Financial Times
What does China ‘de-risking’ actually mean?
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Global dealmaking is languishing at a 10-year low, western companies are insulating their China operations, and Chinese battery groups are avoiding or delaying direct investments in the US and Europe because of geopolitics.
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Dealmaking languishes at decade low on private equity drought
Chinese battery groups invest in Morocco to serve western markets
Western companies take slow steps towards China ‘de-risking’
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