Chinese Auto Companies Test U.S. Tech Rules
ECARX is pressing ahead with an American partnership despite rules that make it hard for Chinese auto firms to enter the U.S. market.
Articles
Alan Estevez on Why Export Controls Work
The former BIS chief argues that export controls preventing China from buying the best chips and chipmaking equipment are achieving their goals.
Behind the Screens
A California manufacturer of TV walls for the U.S. military was quietly sold to a Chinese company. The U.S. wants it back.
Liz Cannon on How the U.S. Government Considers Chinese Tech
The former Commerce Department official explains why the U.S. government is concerned about Chinese cars and why she resigned earlier this year.
Assessing the Summit
There were no major breakthroughs — or disasters — at Donald Trump’s much hyped summit with Xi Jinping in Beijing. Does that make it a success? The Wire China polled four Chinese scholars, three American experts and the relative of a Chinese political prisoner.
Amid A Global Memory Chip Supply Crunch, Is China the Answer?
A worldwide shortage of vital memory chips could tempt the likes of Apple and Dell to buy more from Chinese suppliers, but they will have to weigh the commercial benefits against political risks.
TP-Link’s American Dream
A Chinese success story wants to make it in America. But Jeffrey Chao and his router company must first rebut the national security concerns of China hawks in Washington, led by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.
As Trump Heads to Beijing, Splits on China Widen at Home
The president’s relatively dovish approach to the U.S.’s top rival contrasts with hawkishness in Congress, but may reflect growing pro-China sentiment among younger Americans.
China’s Solar Industry Follows the Sun to Africa
Chinese solar firms are exporting far more to Africa as their U.S. and European markets fade. That could make the Sino-African trade relationship even more one-sided.
Eleven Days, Part II
To mark the 25th anniversary of the Hainan spy plane crisis, The Wire China is publishing the second installment of its discussions with people who participated in the dramatic showdown. For Part I see our March 29 cover article.
Eleven Days, Part I
On the eve of the 25th anniversary of the Hainan spy plane crisis, The Wire China talks with participants and reviews first-person accounts of the incident.
Has Trump Shelved The Uyghur Forced Labor Law?
Enforcement of the bipartisan law appeared to be slowing prior to a recent change in Customs methodology.