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Qatar Investment Authority strengthens ties with China

Mideast sovereign wealth funds have invested $7 billion in China over past year, five times the amount as in the previous 12 months

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Qatar and China are strengthening investment ties amid U.S. warnings to its Gulf allies about getting too close to Beijing.Most recently, the Qatar Investment Authority agreed to buy a 10% stake in ChinaAMC, the country’s second-largest mutual fund, from...