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03 Jun 2008 09:55

Great call of China

By John Zhu

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China’s government wants to rein in the dominant China Mobile. The shares have fallen in fear that a complex restructuring - featuring fixed-line operator China Telecom’s $15bn expansion into mobile - will hurt profits. But China Mobile’s position won’t be easily eroded.

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