Eliot Chen

Articles

WuXi Waylaid

When Congress resumes next month, the BioSecure Act will be one of its top priorities. The bill, which could dramatically reorder the global pharmaceutical supply chain, is the latest example of the U.S. trying to exorcize China from its supply chains, and it will have...

Walz’s China Chops

A look at Tim Walz's China background.

The Billionaire Criminal Who Secretly Profited Off Jack Ma’s Deals

Confidential documents show that Xiao Jianhua, a corrupt investor tied to China’s political elite, backed the country’s most successful and revered entrepreneur.

7 Takeaways From Our Investigation Into a Secret Investor in Jack Ma’s Companies

Behind the scenes, China’s most celebrated and its most notorious billionaires were linked through investments worth at least $1 billion.

Why Small Packages Are A Big Deal

Stemming the tide of low-cost imports coming into the U.S. from China is proving tricky.

Teacher’s Pet

The story of Beijing's crackdown on the private tutoring industry has been dominated by the spectacular fall of once lucrative companies like New Oriental. But less appreciated is the companies that have prospered in the policy's wake — like iFlytek, the artificial intelligence company. Beijing,...

Xi Tries To Get the Banks On Side

Beijing wants the Chinese financial sector to do more to support its economic goals, but progress has been hard to come by.

Mining’s Malaise

Washington’s $370 billion Inflation Reduction Act was seen as a generational opportunity for miners in the U.S. as well as mineral rich trading partners. But almost two years later, the North American mining industry is in crisis and no closer to chipping away at China's...