The China Bull
Beijing's recent regulatory actions have erased over $1 trillion of market value from Chinese equities — a disruption that hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio refers...
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,...
The Missing Mogul
Whitney Duan was one of China's most successful female entrepreneurs. She built multi-billion dollar developments and was closely connected to political elites. But in 2017,...
Hemmed In
Marjorie Yang has staked much of her textile empire on being socially responsible, and yet her firm, Esquel Group, ended up on the Entity List....
Peddling the President
Elliott Broidy’s scheme to lobby the president on behalf of Beijing came uncomfortably close to succeeding. That he got as far as he did, experts...
The Czech Man in China
Before Petr Kellner died last month, he was the richest man in the Czech Republic — in large part because of his Home Credit business...
The New Influencers
While the U.S. was focused on investigating Russian interference in U.S. politics, China was plotting its own campaign to influence the young Trump administration. With...
The Climate Crusaders
John Kerry and Xie Zhenhua were brought out of retirement, in part, because they are seen as uniquely capable of getting the U.S. and China...
The Soul of Lu Xun
Those looking for China’s national spirit won’t find it in Xi Jinping’s writing. But the works of Lu Xun offer a homegrown example that contemporary...
‘Superman’ is Still Flying High
Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing is still funding an empire from his (semi-)retirement.
The Crypto Kid
How Justin Sun, a Chinese entrepreneur, became one of Donald Trump’s biggest supporters. (From the archive.)
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?