The Solar Struggle
For more than a decade, the U.S. has tried to use tariffs as a way to thwart China's solar panel manufacturing industry while nurturing its...
Michel Lowy on Investment Opportunities in China Right Now
The CEO talks about Evergrande, Kaisa, China’s bond market, and just how widespread the problems in China’s real estate sector are.
Sundown for Suncity
How Alvin Chau's Suncity empire touched casinos from Vladivostok to Melbourne, and what his downfall signifies for China, casinos and Macau.
The Dutiful Company
What can companies do to reduce U.S.-China national security tensions?
Angela Huyue Zhang on How China Regulates
The Chinese law scholar talks about the advantages of spying, what makes China exceptional, and the Chinese saying: if you loosen up, there will be...
The Unigroup Bargaining Chip
Alibaba is the frontrunner to take over Tsinghua Unigroup, the debt-saddled semiconductor manufacturer.
The Refrigerator Revolution
A look at appliance brand Haier Group and how Chinese companies have come to dominate the industry.
Trust Games
The Chinese corporate bond market was designed for lending convenience, not the legal practicality of retrieving money. But with potential defaults by Suning and other...
Microsoft’s Long Past and Uncertain Future in China
A look at Microsoft’s China business, including what’s left and the concessions it has had to make in order to stay.
The Corps of Xinjiang
Without understanding the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), it is impossible to understand modern day Xinjiang. Understanding the XPCC, however, is no small feat.
A Year of ‘Crackdowns’
In 2020, Jack Ma gave a provocative speech that reportedly contributed to the regulatory actions against Ant Group. A lot has happened since.
Game Over
The guanxi game has defined China's modern business culture — and no one played it better than Xu Jiayin, the CEO of Evergrande. Now, however,...