MNI China Press Digest, Feb 3: Short-selling, China-U.S.

     BEIJING (MNI) - The following lists highlights from Chinese press reports

on Monday:

     The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has asked traders to

suspend short-selling from Monday, according to state-media International

Finance News. The report, which cited anonymous sources at securities companies,

also said the CSRC required brokers not to close out their positions on

companies impacted by the Coronavirus epidemic.

     Attacks by U.S. politicians on China over the Coronavirus are disgraceful,

according to an editorial in Global Times. The editorial criticized Commerce

Secretary Wilbur Ross for saying that the epidemic would help bring jobs back to

the U.S. China has taken measures which could not be applied in many other

countries and these would help it recover from the crisis soon, Global Times

said.

--MNI Beijing Bureau; +86 (10) 8532-5998; email: archie.zhang@marketnews.com

--MNI Sydney Bureau; +61 405322399; email: lachlan.colquhoun.ext@marketnews.com

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