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China’s Threat Continues to Hang Over HSBC

Multinationals line up to kowtow to Beijing

Our Correspondent
Jun 05, 2020
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Even after a top HSBC executive professed support for the controversial national security law, a Chinese state-owned newspaper aggressively threatened the venerable bank, whose history in Hong Kong dates back to the 19th century.

On June 3, HSBC posted a statement on WeChat, a Chinese social media platform, saying its Asia Pacific chief executive Peter …

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