Jockeying Begins as China's State Firms Brace for Shakeup

  • SOEs said to seek talks with regulators over categorization
  • Discussions said to intensify at this week's NPC gatherings

A China Railway high-speed train departs from the East Railway Station in Guangzhou, China.

Photographer: Forbes Conrad/Bloomberg
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About three years ago, one of China’s richest men couldn’t believe he was offered a large plot of floor space in London along the River Thames for 900 pounds ($1,260) a square meter, less than half one would pay in Beijing, as long as he paid the deposit in cash within seven days.

He did it in three.