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Jia’s Rocky Road

It can be difficult to keep track of Jia Yueting's tumultuous career and sprawling empire. This timeline offers a snapshot of some key moments.

The Big China Short

Luckin Coffee was supposed to be China's answer to Starbucks. Its U.S.-listed stock reached $51 a share, and sophisticated investors like BlackRock and J.P. Morgan...

Operation Purple Maze

When a Chinese agribusiness tried to steal corn seeds from farms in Iowa and Illinois, it set off an elaborate, multi-year FBI investigation — raising...