China Seizes Tycoon’s Assets
Xiao Jianhua was one of China's richest men. Then he disappeared. Now, three years later, Beijing has dismantled his flagship Tomorrow Group.
Semiconductors 101
What are they, who makes them, and why do they matter so much in U.S.-China relations?
Why Did Chinese Firms Get U.S. Bailout Funds?
Chinese-linked companies were given loans totalling $34 million in a program designed to help U.S. small businesses.
Locked Out Of China
With employees stranded all over the world, companies scramble to figure out how to get back to their China operations.
Why China’s Interests in the Arctic are Constrained
Worries that China’s behavior in the South China Sea foreshadows future provocations in the Arctic are exaggerated.
ByteDance Tries For Metamorphosis
Plagued by criticisms about censorship and data security, TikTok’s owner is now attempting to shed its Chinese origins.
How the Trade Deal Fell Apart
Inside the series of threats, counter threats, and miscalculations in 2019 that led the world’s two biggest economies into a new Cold War.
PayPal Picks Up the Crumbs in China
Wechat Pay and Alipay process about 90 percent of all mobile payments in China. Still, PayPal’s entrance to the market is significant.
When Financial Security Means National Security
Hong Kong’s markets barely flinched after China’s new national security law was announced. But investors may come to realize that Hong Kong’s financial system has...
China’s Pandemic Pork Haul
As U.S. producer Smithfield warned of meat shortages unless plants stayed open, workers contracted Covid-19 and exports to China surged.
Holding Back The Torrent
Washington is moving to restrict U.S.-China capital flows. But there’s a trillion-dollar reason why this can’t go on forever.
U.S. Invokes National Security To Keep ‘Iron Man’ Outfit At Home
How a small company hoping to step into China’s medical market was blocked by a powerful technology gatekeeper.