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A customs official at the Qingdao port that’s under investigation for commodity financing fraud was found dead last week from “unnatural causes.”
Qingdao Customs Deputy Commissioner Bian Peiquan died on August 5, according to state media Xinhua.… Continue Reading
Foreign and local banks in China are inspecting loans linked to metals supposedly warehoused in Qingdao, where traders use commodities from iron ore to rubber to secure loans.
A police investigation is focused on Decheng Mining to determine if it used the same batches of copper and aluminium stockpiled at Qingdao Port as collateral to secure multiple separate loans.… Continue Reading