South China Morning Post (February 7)
“China’s state security ministry has stepped forward to warn those who disseminate ‘short’ views on the country’s economic and market prospects.” Based on this year’s performance, “excessive information manipulation has backfired and frightened away investors” from Chinese stocks on the Shanghai and Hong Kong exchanges. “To investors, a one-sided story, no matter how good it may look on the surface, is not trustworthy if there’s no counter-balance…. The rational response would be to stay away.”
Tags: ‘Short’ views, Backfired, China, Counter-balance, Frightened, Hong Kong, Information, Investors, Manipulation, Performance, Prospects, Security ministry, Shanghai, Stocks, Trustworthy, Warn
Los Angeles Times (July 11)
A rift is growing between the United States and Germany, “which largely sees Snowden as a hero, particularly for his revelations about the extent of American surveillance in Germany.” A recent poll shows “a mere 27% of Germans regard the U.S. as trustworthy, and a majority view it as an aggressive power.”
Tags: Aggressive, Germany, Revelations, Rift, Snowden, Surveillance, Trustworthy, U.S.
