Deep State, Inc.
Last year, a nixed deal between the Solomon Islands and Sam Group, a Chinese conglomerate, offered a rare window into how Chinese companies often work...
‘Superman’ is Still Flying High
Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing is still funding an empire from his (semi-)retirement.
Vaping Madness
A three-year-old e-cigarette company from China went public on the New York Stock Exchange last month. It’s already worth $35 billion.
The Long Arm of SASAC
The state-owned enterprises reach beyond China’s borders.
China’s E.V. Startup Boom
The country is pumping out electric vehicle startups. Have you heard about Aiways, the first Chinese electric car marketed in Europe?
China’s Falling Star
In 2017, the HNA Group went on a global shopping spree and bought a stake in Deutsche Bank. Now it is heading toward bankruptcy.
China’s Trillion-Dollar Sovereign Wealth Fund
China Investment Corporation has taken stakes and put cash in pockets around the globe.
The Year of the Renminbi?
China is confident it will have a global reserve currency soon. But the dollar has proved stubbornly resistant.
China’s Biggest Retailers
There are three things to know: digitalization, consolidation, and Alibaba.
The Crypto Kid
How Justin Sun, a Chinese entrepreneur, became one of Donald Trump’s biggest supporters. (From the archive.)
What’s Behind Huawei’s Deal?
Last November, with U.S. sanctions starting to bite, the Chinese telecom giant sold off its Honor smartphone brand — to the state. Why?
The Empire Jack Built
While the business world wonders where Jack Ma is, we asked another question: Who else in his circle should we be watching?