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Xi Jinping's shifting China is compelling investors to run, hide or hire

Jinping's government endorsed a boycott against retailers like Hennes & Mauritz AB and slapped sanctions on a range of organizations over statements made on alleged forced labor in Xinjiang

Carrie Lam speaks during a news conference in Hong Kong, on March 30.
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Carrie Lam speaks during a news conference in Hong Kong, on March 30.

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For any company doing business in China, the choice is now clearer than ever: Avoid commenting on any controversial subjects or risk losing access to the world’s second-largest economy.

Over the past few weeks, President Xi Jinping’s government endorsed a boycott against retailers like Hennes & Mauritz AB and slapped sanctions on a range of organizations -- including a group of barristers in the U.K. -- over statements made on alleged forced labor in Xinjiang. Then on Tuesday, he signed off on sweeping changes to Hong Kong’s election system to give Beijing veto power over any candidates.

China’s more aggressive

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