Report: Documents show U.S. has approved sale of Chicago Stock Exchange to Chinese firm

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Report: Documents show U.S. has approved sale of Chicago Stock Exchange to Chinese firm

by WorldTribune Staff, December 18, 2016 The sale of the Chicago Stock Exchange to a Chinese investment group has been approved, according to U.S. Treasury documents. The sale was approved by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to a Chinese group led by Chongqing Casin Enterprise Group despite the objections of […]

NBA okay with China’s ‘abhorrent’ rights abuses but HB2 is ‘a bridge too far’, N.C. congressman charges

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NBA okay with China’s ‘abhorrent’ rights abuses but HB2 is ‘a bridge too far’, N.C. congressman charges

by WorldTribune Staff, July 29, 2016 The NBA’s pursuit of lucrative deals to hold games in China while canceling the league’s 2017 All-Star Game in Charlotte reeks of “hypocrisy,” a North Carolina congressman said. In a letter to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Rep. Robert Pittenger referenced the “Chinese government practice of forcefully harvesting vital organs […]