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Two publications, one desk. The Weekly Digest is free — a short weekly read on the China-linked commercial and regulatory developments that reach cross-border transactions. The China Commercial Intelligence Brief goes deeper: a twice-monthly PDF on counterparty, sanctions and supply-chain risk. If you want to judge the standard before subscribing, a complimentary Special Edition is below.
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Written for the people who carry the risk — CFOs, counsel, investors, bankers and project sponsors working with or around Chinese counterparties — and focused on what standard due diligence tends to miss.
China Commercial Intelligence Brief — Paid
A twice-monthly PDF that goes where a digest cannot: SOE exposure, export controls and sanctions, military-civil fusion red flags, and the transaction risk behind China-linked M&A and supply chains. Paid subscribers can also propose topics for future issues.
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Topics the brief is built to track
- China-linked counterparty due diligence
- SOE exposure and commercial counterparties
- Export controls and sanctions risk
- Military-civil fusion red flags
- Mining, energy and infrastructure transaction risk
- Renewable energy supply chains and EPC ecosystems
- Commodity supply-channel risk
- M&A and strategic investment screening
- Regulatory and geopolitical pressure points
- Documentation and transaction blind spots
Sample topic: China-linked EPC risk in African energy infrastructure — what sponsors miss before term-sheet stage.
Sample topic: SOE counterparty mapping for high-value commodity supply chains.
Sample topic: Export-control exposure in dual-use energy and industrial equipment.
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China Commercial Intelligence Brief — Special Edition | 30 June 2026
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