In the case of the current Chinese offering, the designated holding company is the Depository Trust Company of New York.

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In Icons, the Chinese company behind the current model (for delivery next month worldwide), seems less inclined to fold, or at least more inclined to ride the free publicity train a while before it does.

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Though the company is declining from its current level of 69% market share given the pace of growth in the Chinese market, it still has many advantages over its peers mainly in the form of brand name and large number of subscribers.

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The current growth of Chinese auto market will be stymied in 2011, due largely to the removal of subsidies on small-engine cars.

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An example of the kind of deals getting done in this current climate is Ushi, a Chinese version of LinkedIn founded by former Hong Kong investment banker and serial entrepreneur Dominic Penaloza.

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But current regulations require Chinese partners to own a majority stake in retail businesses and the central government must approve all applications.

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The survey said that 97 percent of Chinese enterprises plan to make additional investment in the European Union, with 82 percent set to invest more than their current amounts.

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