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"We have seen strong demand from emerging solar markets such as Africa and India, giving a boost to quarterly growth."

Ray Lian, an analyst with NPD Solarbuzz. Despite the problems Chinese solar suppliers face with trade disputes, their strategy to focus on regional markets is helping absorb excessive supply, he said.

"This is not a typical venture capitalist investment looking primarily for a return, but a strategic investment."

Rebecca Fannin, founder of Silicon Dragon Ventures. Chinese Internet giants Baidu Inc, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Tencent Holdings Ltd are finding that investing in startups is a smoother way to enter the United States market. The trio, often referred to by the acronym of BAT. Fannin said that it is too early to gauge the success of the BAT trio's investments.

"We should analyze shadow banking in its various aspects and decide what kind of regulation is the most suitable and the most needed, rather than completely deny its positive effects simply because of arbitrage."

Hu Xiaolian, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China. She alerted banking regulators to hidden risks in China's financial sector even though assets and profits of domestic banks have grown rapidly.

(China Daily Africa Weekly 10/10/2014 page18)