Liz Alderman
Liz Alderman is a New York Times business and finance correspondent who works from Paris. She was previously business editor of the International Herald Tribune, its Paris-based sister paper.
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By Liz Alderman
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International Trade
China bites into Europe’s soft underbelly
2 November 20102The New York Times New York
Beijing is fast building a bridgehead in Europe by buying up government debt and key strategic assets on the cheap in countries like Greece, Ireland and Spain that have been enfeebled by the crisis. But its long-term ambitions are not just to make money — it wants more of a say in Brussels too.