SHANGHAI—China Huarong Asset Management Co., Ltd., a state-owned asset management company, sought to turn the page on a deep annual loss on Aug. 30, as its chairman said it was in talks with potential new strategic investors alongside a CITIC-led (CITIC Group Corporation Ltd., a state-owned investment company) consortium.Wang Zhanfeng, on a call a day after releasing earnings results, said many investors continue to have faith in Huarong and that it was speaking with new potential domestic and foreign strategic investors.On Aug. 29, Huarong announced a first-half 2021 profit of $24.5 million and a nearly $16 billion loss for 2020....