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...Chinese defence minister Li Shangfu has also disappeared from public sight. US officials this week told the Financial Times that Li was being investigated for corruption and had been removed....
...Grace Tao, Tesla’s vice-president for external affairs, said in a social media post on Friday that the cuts relied on “engineering innovations”....
...Danny Tao, head of Dongguan-based ePropulsion, said originating in China had advantages and disadvantages....
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...“Definitely, the recovery’s on track,” said Tao Wang, UBS chief China economist. “The momentum at the beginning of the year was stronger than expected.”...
...The NPC is expected to set a full-year GDP growth target of 5-5.5 per cent, said UBS economist Tao Wang, adding the new government could also try to boost growth by channelling more funds to the property...
...“You have orders and earnings coming down in the past 16 months, so it is very hard for businesses to be confident in that environment,” says Tao Wang, chief China economist at UBS Investment Bank....
...“There will undoubtedly be some impact on Taobao too, but I believe that would be manageable,” said Chen Tao, a senior analyst at consulting company Analysys....
...“We and the government have different priorities,” said Wang Tao, a fertiliser distributor in Linyi. “They only care about eliminating the virus, while we have a life to live.”...
...Li is mystery fund manager in Archegos Case (BBG) EY Germany to cut staff workloads in post-Wirecard overhaul (FT) Standard Chartered beats estimates despite volatility in Asia (FT) Barclays’ profits...
...Li draws scrutiny after loss on big China bet (FT) GM/ Engine No 1: endorsement from upstart may be jolt Detroit needs (Lex) SoftBank is cutting more deals with fewer staff than ever (Bloomberg) Volvo...
...Teng Yue, run by fellow Tiger cub Tao Li, has also been linked to the sell-off that hit shares in US media groups and Chinese technology business GSX Techedu last week, according to prime brokers and traders...
...— Mercedes Spotlight Yang Tao, the Chinese chief executive of Yalla — or “Let’s go” in Arabic — the social media app that is a smash hit in the Middle East, has no interest in the mainland market....
...[Now] you need fierce competition to get these opportunities,” Ms Li said....
...But he also acknowledged the risks facing the economy, and Mr Li’s comments did not rule out a limited revival of shadow finance....
...There’s much more focus on the private sector this time,” said Wang Tao, head of Asia economics at UBS. “That said, these measures don’t usually work in the short term....
...Tao Jiali, a recent casualty of what gaming group NetEase euphemistically dubbed “structural optimisation”, sums up the mood. “Everyone is jittery,” she said....
...On Wednesday, Chinese premier Li Keqiang reiterated previous pledges that China would not intentionally devalue the renminbi....
...But the scale of stimuli has so far been modest by the standards of what Mr Wen’s successor, Li Keqiang, has disapprovingly labelled “floodwater-style stimulus”....
...Outside the fairs and museums, visitors to Taipei should not miss Lin Li Ling’s (b1965) third solo show at Caves Art Center....
...Both Mr Lu and Mr Li dismiss the idea of improper conduct....
...Tao Porchon-Lynch, 100 Tao Porchon-Lynch, who is of Indian-French ancestry, was raised in Pondicherry, India....
...Yichang dentist Li Mingkang’s first car, a Volkswagen Jetta, cost Rmb80,000. He bought it in 2009, just six months after buying his first apartment....
...When Li Keqiang met the press for the first time as Chinese premier in 2013, he compared reducing government power to “cutting one’s own wrist”....
...Additional reporting by Wan Li in Beijing...
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