Author name: Angel Bryant

While Wall Street is celebrating the world’s first trillion‑dollar IPO SpaceX and U.S. investors continue to pile into AI stocks, Beijing is taking a very different approach. Now China’s top official for stock market is planning to crack down on technology‑themed narratives used to inflate share prices, reflecting growing concern about speculation surrounding AI‑linked stocks. […]

“Weak retail spending is significant because consumer spending is one of the clearest measures of confidence in the economy,” said Han Lin, China Country Director, The Asia Group. “This is the first time we’ve seen spending move backwards since China emerged from COVID restrictions, suggesting many households remain cautious despite government efforts to boost demand.“

“The restrictions reflect a broader trend among American technology and A.I. companies, many of which have become increasingly reluctant to accept Chinese investment, driven by concerns over national security, intellectual property protection and data governance,” said Han Lin, a director for The Asia Group, a consulting firm, and a former senior Wells Fargo banker in

The expanded list underscores “how national security concerns are increasingly shaping economic policy” in Washington, Han Shen Lin, China country director at Asia Group, told CNBC’s “The China Connection” on Tuesday. “Even as Washington and Beijing seek stability, there are still bipartisan concerns in the U.S. about China’s technological and military use, and that’s giving