The SPAC Craze Reaches China
‘Special Purpose Acquisition Companies’ offer Chinese companies what they want: a quick and easy way to get foreign capital and a foreign listing.
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Amelia Pang on Consumer Demand and Uyghur Labor
The journalist discusses her new book, “Made in China,” and the realities of China’s Laogai system.
Weakening Links
LinkedIn is apparently being punished by Chinese internet regulators for not censoring aggressively enough — a particularly inopportune setback for the social media giant's parent company, Microsoft.
A Kernel of Hope
During the past year, U.S. corn exports to China have reached record levels. Will the surge last?
The Xinjiang Silence
The American business community is determined not to comment on the Chinese government’s systematic repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang — atrocities the U.S. government has deemed a genocide. But how long can their silence last?
Isabel Hilton on Fixing the Bigger Problem
The China Dialogue founder talks about China’s evolution on climate issues.
Vaping Madness
A three-year-old e-cigarette company from China went public on the New York Stock Exchange last month. It’s already worth $35 billion.
Te-Ping Chen on Imagining China’s Future
The fiction writer and journalist talks about the inspiration for her new collection of short stories.
The Great Expulsion
In the past year, foreign journalists have been forced to leave China in droves, closing the door for reporting on the world's second largest economy. Now, the whole world will be forced to deal with the consequences.
The Crypto Kid
Earlier this month, rioters at the U.S. Capitol chanted anti-China slogans on a Chinese-owned app. This is the story of how a Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur named Justin Sun found his vision for the internet overlapping with far-right extremists.
Jeffrey Sachs on Not Pointing Fingers
The economist and UN stalwart says the U.S. should stop trying to gang up on or destabilize China.
The Bidding War
After winning contracts from the U.S. Air Force, a small Wisconsin-based company went bankrupt. Now, a Chinese businessman is poised to take control of its revolutionary engine.