Deborah Brautigam on China’s Return on Investment in Africa
The scholar explains the myth of 'debt trap diplomacy', how Covid has changed China's relationship to Africa, and China's capacity to 'meddle.'
Who is Qiming Venture Partners?
Meet the venture capital firm that's betting big on China and raising significant U.S. institutional money in the process.
Friedland’s Revenge
Robert Friedland says the renewable energy transition won’t be achieved without people like him digging up the critical metals needed “to electrify the world economy.”...
Russia Pits Political China Against Technocratic China
The Russian invasion has thrown a wedge into a fierce and growing divide within the Chinese polity.
What’s Going on with China’s Stock Market?
A look at how investors are responding to the country’s economic challenges in a politically pivotal year.
Supercharging CALB
With a Hong Kong IPO, the state-backed battery maker has ambitious plans.
Hard Knocks
Last summer, when Beijing effectively banned private tutoring companies, an entire industry was wiped out in a single day. Yu Minhong, the CEO of New...
The Nickel Empire
After fluctuations in the nickel market caused Xiang Guangda to lose $8 billion, we take a look at his other big bets.
China’s Ukraine Ties
Chinese companies have invested billions across Ukraine, which is a key transit point for Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative.
Security Clearance
Last year, the notorious mercenary Erik Prince stepped down from FSG, the Hong Kong private security company he founded in 2014 that has since been...
Derek Scissors on the Case for Partial Decoupling
The economics scholar talks about China's tradeoff of growth versus control; what a U.S.-led coalition to confront China looks like; and why activity, not ownership,...
It’s the Real Economy, Stupid
While it’s tempting to simplify the Chinese tech sector to 'soft' versus 'hard' tech, this is not the reality.