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Shanghai Composite Index Rose 1.2% on Monday

China’s benchmark Shanghai Composite Index (000001.SH) gained 1.2% on Monday, while the Shenzhen Component Index (399001.SZ) rose 0.55%.

Shanghai’s tech-heavy STAR 50 Index (000688.SH) gained 0.54% for the day, while Shenzhen’s similar ChiNext Index (399006.SZ) fell 0.56%.

Below is a rundown of the top China business and finance stories, plus other news for the day:

· China’s New Premier Li Qiang Vows Support for Private Enterprises

Former party chief of Shanghai offers assurances of a market-driven and law-based environment for business, while acknowledging ‘inappropriate discussions’ last year that led to frustrations among entrepreneurs

· Cover Story: China’s Financial Industry Regulators to Get Reshuffle of Responsibilities

A new oversight authority, the National Financial Regulatory Administration, is approved at the annual meeting of the national congress.

· China Sticks With Its Central Bank Governor and Finance Minister

The decision to avoid a sweeping leadership reshuffle in both departments comes as the country undergoes a transition to a new administration led by Premier Li Qiang

· Weekend Long Read: What Li Yining Taught China About Economic Reform

The legacy of the renowned academic, who died last month, will live on in through his ground-breaking theories and efforts to use private capital to revamp how Chinese enterprises were structured in the post-reform era

· Xi Appoints Li Qiang as China’s Premier, Succeeding Li Keqiang

In the new role, the 63-year-old former Shanghai party secretary will lead the State Council, whose responsibilities include managing the country’s economic development

· In Depth: TikTok Walks on Thin Ice Amid Western Security Fears

As the U.S., Canada and the EU torque up pressure and restrictions, ByteDance fights to avoid a government-forced spinoff of its gold mine

· Direct Flights Resume Linking 10 Mainland Cities and Taiwan

Following three years of pandemic suspensions, the move is a step toward restoring cross-Strait travel

· Tech Insider: China’s New Data Regulator, PDD Looks Overseas Amid Slowdown at Home

World’s largest EV-battery maker CATL posts 93% rise in net income, WM Motor seeks new funding and parts suppliers to resume shuttered car production

· Sand Engulfs Northern China

Beijing and other parts of the region have been inundated by a wave of dust and pollution blown down from Mongolia, triggering the first sandstorm warning of the year

· Faraday Posts Losses, Awaits Capital to Start Making Car Unveiled in 2017

The EV-maker has postponed delivery on its first car model since 2018, but is angling to raise enough money to finally start production this month

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