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Caixin’s coverage of the policy making, implementation and economics behind the creation of the Xiongan New Area, an economic zone south of Beijing
Fact Box: Five Key Elements of Xiongan New Area
Economic zone 100 km south of Beijing to take over city's ‘noncapital functions’

In Depth: Grim Year for China’s Bankers, Brokers as Pay Slashed
Average compensation at many securities firms fell roughly 20%, with remuneration squeezed for top executives at many banks, Caixin’s analysis shows

Shanghai Composite Index Rose 0.42% on Monday
Shenzhen Component Index closed up 0.36%

Beijing Universities Develop Campus Plans for Xiongan New Area
The recently developed economic zone expects to host campuses of several universities as part of a regional integration plan

CX Daily: China Doubles Down on Infrastructure to Spur Growth
China’s U.S. Treasury holdings dip below $1 trillion for the first time in more than a decade. The country sets up an iron ore trading giant

China Debuts $3 Billion State Iron Ore Giant
China Mineral Resources Group consolidates investments in foreign resources and global purchases of steelmaking materials

Weekend Long Read: Demystifying China’s Evolving Urbanization
Future urbanization will be multifaceted, comprising both rapid development of mega-urban regions and steady growth of smaller cities and towns

Tesla CEO Praises China’s Growth, Xiongan Hands Out Digital Yuan, Richard Branson to Fly Into Space
Hong Kong marks 24th anniversary of return to Chinese sovereignty, Lego-like Chinese building-blocks the latest fad

The 10 Domestic Stories Chinese Readers Can't Stop Following – May 27
Deceased plant scientist Yuan Longping stays at No. 1; Xiongan gets designated a pilot area for marriage reform; and Nanjing will no longer allow big houses to be built

CX Daily: China’s Carbon-Reduction Plans Turn Up the Heat on Steel Capital
Arm says its latest chip architecture could be licensed to Huawei. China and U.S. exchange orbit data on each other’s Mars probes

China Takes a Step Closer to Creating First National Commodity Indexes
The country’s first provider of such indexes, China Securities Commodity Indexes, is officially open for business

Zhou Xiaochuan: China’s Choices in Developing Its Digital Currency System
Former central bank chief explains the reasoning behind the country’s digital currency payments system

New High-Speed Rail Line Links Beijing and Satellite City to the South
Trips on the 91-kilometer line connecting the nation’s capital with the Xiongan New Area will take as little as 50 minutes, with tickets starting at $7.50

Hong Kong Prepares to Test Digital Yuan
People’s Bank of China will team up with Hong Kong Monetary Authority for trial, which will allow the digital currency to be used for cross-border payments

Exclusive: China Eyes National Commodity Indexes as Demand Grows for Hedging Tools
China’s securities regulator is coordinating a move to set up a company to compile indexes that could be used as benchmarks for commodity futures trading