Grady McGregor

Articles

The Fight for Sinovac

At the height of the pandemic, Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac was a hero and one of the country’s most promising companies. But its success masked a protracted dispute between rival investors and management for control of the cash-rich company. The Wire China investigates what went...

Truck Crash

A self-driving trucking start-up unraveled amid boardroom battles and escalating U.S.-China tensions. Now, its founder is staking his future on an American revival.

The Vapor Trail

Chinese vape makers exploited a loophole in rules set during the first Trump administration to spread their products across America. Could the president's trade war now help stem the tide?

The Divine Disruptor

Bob Fu's relationship with China has gone through phases. First, he thought money would solve his problems there; then he joined protesters at Tiananmen Square, thinking the politics could change. In the end, he determined, only God could save China, and he's been fighting for...

The IP Odyssey

For over a decade, China's film industry has passed around and fought over the IP rights for "The Three-Body Problem" for ever-increasing sums of money — a saga that is nearly as complex and drama-filled as one of Liu Cixin's novels.

Logan Wright on the Woes of China’s Property Sector

The economist talks about the health of the Chinese economy and what a slowing China could mean for the rest of the world.

Hunting Biden’s China Ties

Disentangling what is currently known about Hunter Biden’s dealings with Chinese entities.

Sidelined

More than two decades after it paved the way for China’s accession to the World Trade Organization, the U.S. is increasingly uncomfortable with the result — and unsure how to deal. The result is that the U.S. — once one of the WTO's biggest cheerleaders...