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Status Symbol

For much of the past two decades, Europe's luxury market has counted on the ferocious appetite of Chinese consumers to bolster its bottom line. But foreign luxury brands are facing a reckoning in China. Not only is China’s economy entering a more uncertain phase, giving consumers pause,...

Ant Group Renews International Push

A decade on, China’s mobile payment giant ventures out again, targeting merchants and tourists across Asia.

The Chinese EV Price War Goes Global

The fierce competition between Chinese automakers has the potential to reshape EV markets around the world — and stoke resistance.

Minxin Pei on China’s Surveillance State

The political scientist talks about the capabilities and limitations of China’s coercive apparatus.

Tone Deaf

Sixth Tone, a state-owned media outlet, has long been celebrated for carving out a unique space in China to tell stories about ordinary people. But over the past year, Beijing has tightened Sixth Tone's leash, illustrating how fearful censors have grown and marking the end...

Chinese Consumer Tech Brands Are Going Global

As domestic consumption slows, Chinese businesses are trying to gain a foothold elsewhere.

The Unraveling of Dalian Wanda

Running low on cash and debt-laden, China’s former richest man is on a selling spree.

Temu’s Take-off

Pinduoduo’s meteoric rise has taken other Chinese e-commerce titans by surprise. Now, with Temu, it is coming for the U.S. market. Can it continue to soar?

Patriotic Patties

A new wave of domestic fast food upstarts has emerged by touting Chinese burgers.

The Grand Experiment

Two decades after the social credit system was conceived, China is hardly any closer to creating an honest society or one where, as the government motto puts it, “the untrustworthy are unable to move a single step.” And yet, ironically, with the system now fizzling...

China’s Coal Calculations

The country’s carbon emissions could enter structural decline next year, but there’s a big if.

Heads Roll as China’s Financial Clampdown Continues

The widening of Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive is shaking industry and investor confidence.