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Banker's disappearance undermines Beijing's messaging to investors

Bao Fan case casts shadow over China's installation of new economic policy team

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Bao Fan at a news conference in Hong Kong in September 2018: The founder of China Renaissance played a big role in the rise of China's internet giants.   © Reuters

William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."

The disappearance of Chinese banker Bao Fan is raising big questions about the installation next month of President Xi Jinping's new reform team.

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