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On May 22, Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission outlined a suite of additional rules, including a requirement that prospective customers’ funds originated outside of mainland China.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
More than 60 percent of the external capital comes from mainland China, the BCG 2026 Global Wealth Report said, adding that Hong Kong was "cementing its role as China's gateway to global markets".
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
As part of the partnership, BMS will get exclusive rights—outside mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau—to four oncology and hematology treatments developed by Hengrui.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Victory Giant Technology Huizhou has said it will use most of the proceeds to expand production in mainland China.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
Their languages are of course much more numerous than the eight dominant Chinese languages of mainland China, but are no more diverse.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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