Chinese IPO

China's flawed system breeds IPO hush money

Media bribery has become rampant as Chinese companies seek to suppress any bad news during listing.
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Paying off the press has become rampant in China recently
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<div style="text-align: left;"> Paying off the press has become rampant in China recently </div>

Launching an initial public offering in China has always been an expensive process, but has become even more costly recently as companies try to ease their path to market by bribing the media to quash any negative reports.

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