EPISODE · Sep 11, 2026 · 14 MIN
Hong Kong Plays the Shell Game
from The Wire China Podcast · host The Wire China
Birds of a feather tend to stick together, at least in the case of Chinese companies sanctioned by the United States. Our reporter Noah Berman found that many recently sanctioned firms actually share the same address, down to the same floor of a Hong Kong office building. This week, features editor Tom Mitchell and Noah Berman discuss his recent examination into how Chinese firms use Hong Kong-based shell firms to avoid U.S. sanctions, and what Washington might be trying to signal so close to the anticipated Trump-Xi summit. Read the article: https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/09/06/the-familiar-hong-kong-addresses-in-americas-iran-sanctions/Also, an excerpt from our forthcoming Q&A with Susan Shirk on where to go next in the U.S.-China relationship.Subscribe to our free newsletter: www.thewirechina.com/newsletter/ Follow us on social media:x.com/thewirechinabsky.app/profile/thewirechina.bsky.socialwww.linkedin.com/company/thewirechinawww.instagram.com/thewirechina/?hl=en
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Birds of a feather tend to stick together, at least in the case of Chinese companies sanctioned by the United States. Our reporter Noah Berman found that many recently sanctioned firms actually share the same address, down to the same floor of a Hong Kong office building. This week, features editor Tom Mitchell and Noah Berman discuss his recent examination into how Chinese firms use Hong Kong-based shell firms to avoid U.S. sanctions, and what Washington might be trying to signal so cl...
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