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China by Numbers: The China Data You Need to Know

September 08, 2014

A look at the China data that you should care about: from net outflows of non-foreign direct investment to the marketshare of various search engines like Baidu, Sogou and Google. Also, a look at the the decline in telecom services revenue and the acquisitions done by China’s tech companies. Bonus bit: China’s skyscraper building frenzy. If there is ever another King Kong movie, it should be filmed in Suzhou!

(All the data pertains to the previous quarter unless otherwise mentioned.)

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