China Wades Deeper into Deep Tech
The launch of a huge government-backed investment fund signals Beijing’s renewed ambitions to support industries from AI to biotech.
The One Chinese Toy that Even Trump Tariffs Can’t Kill
Pop Mart, the company behind Labubu, is a rare example of a Chinese toy company finding global success with its own product.
The Silicon State
The contest between China and the U.S. for 21st century technological supremacy is not just a mano-a-mano bout pitting Xi Jinping against Donald Trump. The...
Patrick McGee on How China Captured Apple
The journalist argues that Apple has played a major role in China's ascent as a technological power, but can’t meaningfully move its operations anywhere else...
Trump Cryptocurrency’s Big Investor Has Extensive China Ties
A Chinese blockchain entrepreneur once led the small New York company seeking to buy Trump’s cryptocurrency.
Tim Cook’s Biggest Gamble
In an article adapted from his book 'Apple in China', published on May 13, Patrick McGee describes how the tech giant got hoisted with its...
Hong Kong’s ‘Conscience’ Prepares to Leave the Stage
David Webb has continued fighting for fairer markets and better-run companies in Hong Kong, despite growing political restrictions and his own illness.
Paul G. Clifford on How China Made it Easier to Move Things Around
The business strategist and historian of modern China talks about robots in Chinese warehouses and fixing broken links.
Chagee’s Last-Gasp Listing
Tea chain Chagee listed on the Nasdaq as calls mount to bar Chinese stocks from the U.S. markets.
The Vapor Trail
Chinese vape makers exploited a loophole in rules set during the first Trump administration to spread their products across America. Could the president's trade war...
Wall Street’s CATL Dilemma
The battery giant’s Hong Kong IPO has put big American banks in Washington’s crosshairs.
Beijing’s Port Predicament
The Chinese government risks sending a harmful message about Hong Kong companies’ independence amid the row over the future of the Panama Canal’s ports.