BEIJING: Reports that China’s sovereign wealth fund was backing a potential bid to buy English football club Liverpool were received with scepticism by the country’s media yesterday.
While state media have not reported the story, other newspapers and websites reacted with disbelief to a report in The Times that China Investment Corp (CIC) was behind businessman Kenny Huang’s possible bid for the club.
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