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China Exit Ban on Wells Fargo Executive Stokes Foreign Business Anxiety

A Wells Fargo banker and a U.S. government employee were blocked from leaving and a Japanese pharmaceutical executive was imprisoned, even as Beijing tries to court overseas investors.

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A Wells Fargo branch in New York City. Wells Fargo is one of six global banks that dominate the processing of dollar-denominated payments for China’s exports and imports.

China Puts New Restrictions on E.V. Battery Manufacturing Technology

Beijing will now require government licenses for any effort to transfer abroad the technologies crucial for producing inexpensive electric cars.

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CATL, a Chinese company that is the world’s largest producer of electric vehicle batteries, displayed at the Shanghai auto show in April a lithium-ion battery that can be recharged in five minutes.

How Europe Got Stuck Between Xi’s China and Trump’s America

European Union officials will spend July in talks with China. Tensions are high, hopes are low and stability is the end game.

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Shipping containers on flatbed railway cars, at the port of Hamburg, Germany, in April. European exports to China remain substantial, especially from Germany.
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