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Man Running World’s Biggest Wealth Fund Tackles China Riddle

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Once a year, the man running the world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund travels around China for a week.

Though assets from that country only make up about 1.5 percent of the $860 billion Norwegian wealth fund’s portfolio, Yngve Slyngstad, its chief executive officer, says almost all investment decisions are affected by what happens in China.