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Due Diligence in China is not only possible – it is an absolute necessity. Too many western investors and business owners are so overwhelmed by the complexity and strangeness of China that they tend to drop their standards and hold on tight to any connection they make. Needless to say, these kinds of […]

From yesterday’s Shanghai Daily (9-20-06)
http://www1.shanghaidaily.com/art/2006/09/20/292459/ China__039_s_bankers_reflect_doubt_over_economy.htm
www.ShanghaiDaily.com
China’s bankers reflect doubt over economy2006-09-20
‘ CHINA’S banker confidence index fell in the third quarter, indicating growing pessimism over the economy’s future, according to a central bank survey.
The index fell to 42.8 in the third quarter, from 59.9 a quarter earlier, after more than 60 percent of […]

The pace of FDI flowing in to China seems to have stalled (though ChinaBusinessServcices.com definitively reveals just how murky the real numbers are). Assuming the pace of FDI has slowed, and may even be reversing, is this a signal that the good times in China are over?
Nope.
FDI inflows never […]

China’s recent economic history has been characterized by creative destruction. Like any other developing economy – particularly those whose development has been guided by a central planning apparatus—structures are put in place to move the economy and society through various stages. And at every important juncture of development, many people declare that […]

by Guest Author Charles F. Bacon, author of www.DueDiligenceGuru.com
Due Diligence Reference Series: Fraud Prevention, Part 1
There are countless financial instruments, business documents and corporate/financial structures which are legitimate and have value. However, the con man, huckster, fraudster and scammer will use everyone and everything to part you from your money.
Here are a few […]