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Born to Run

After capitalizing on China's crypto boom, Binance CEO "CZ" fled China just in the nick of time. But critics say he's been running ever since, "jurisdiction hopping" as authorities around the world are trying to pin down the $92 billion crypto exchange. Katrina Northrop investigates...

The Chip Champion?

Determined to keep China locked out of the chip supply chain, the U.S. government is doubling down on efforts to reshore advanced semiconductor manufacturing. But its only homegrown shot to do so, Intel, has fallen behind in recent years. The company is now reinventing itself,...

Layoff Land

Unprecedented layoffs at some of China's biggest tech firms indicate wavering growth.

Nicholas Mulder on Economic Warfare

The scholar and author talks about how to use sanctions as leverage — not just force — and how to design and use them optimally.

China’s Financial Foil

CIPS, China's answer to SWIFT, still has a long way to go.

Security Clearance

Last year, the notorious mercenary Erik Prince stepped down from FSG, the Hong Kong private security company he founded in 2014 that has since been taken over by CITIC, one of China's largest state-owned conglomerates. The evolution and current operations of FSG represent a unique...

China’s GMO U-Turn

After long restricting GMO crops, Beijing has begun loosening its stance in the name of food security.

Ami Bera on How the U.S. Should Compete with China

The congressman talks about Beijing's changing calculus on Taiwan, the difference between Democrats and the Republicans on China, and the power of Biden's coalitions.

The Surveillance Stake

For years, a Chinese company backed by American pension fund money and built by KKR, one of world's premier private equity firms, publicly touted its ties to China's surveillance apparatus. A new investigation by Katrina Northrop into Cue Group, one of KKR's 16 portfolio companies...

iHealth’s Omicron Boon

After securing contracts with the U.S. government, the Tianjin-based company's shares have surged 980 percent on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

NBC’s Olympic Tightrope

With significant business interests in China, NBC is facing tough choices about how to cover the Olympic host country.

Open Source

With traditional information gathering inside China nearly impossible these days, many researchers are using creative methods to mine the Chinese internet — and they're finding diamonds. From what's happening in Xinjiang to the PLA's use of AI to China's new nuclear capabilities, these researchers are...