Grading Day
2025 has arrived. Has China’s grand vision for tech supremacy lived up to the hype?
China’s Rare Earths Riposte
China’s retaliation to U.S. tariffs included export controls of seven rare earth elements.
The Risks in Tesla’s China Supply Chain
Tesla’s local supply chain is vast — and has contained links to U.S. sanctioned companies.
Bad-tasting Medicine
Deep linkages exist between forced labor in Xinjiang and the global pharmaceutical supply chain, according to a new report.
China Flexes Its Sanctions Muscle
Beijing is taking lessons from the U.S. as it attempts to get more international companies to comply with its sanctions.
TSMC’s Huawei Headache
TSMC is in hot water for allegedly supplying chips to Huawei via a company with ties to crypto. That company also has ties to the...
Pietra Rivoli on How We Get the Goods We Buy
The author and economist talks about the way global trade has changed since she wrote her ground-breaking book on the way T-shirts get made and...
Stockpile Sticking Points
Policymakers from Kamala Harris down think the U.S. should build up its critical mineral reserves, but many details remain unclear.
The Dilemma Facing Calvin Klein
The clothing brand’s owner, PVH Corp., is at the center of controversy in China because it restricts Xinjiang companies from its supplier list.
Ed Conway on Living in the Material World
The economics journalist talks about his travels to see how the substances we need for modern life are extracted and produced, the trade-offs involved and...
WuXi Waylaid
When Congress resumes next month, the BioSecure Act will be one of its top priorities. The bill, which could dramatically reorder the global pharmaceutical supply...
Who’s Who in the Rare Earth Industry
China has a virtual monopoly over midstream processing of rare earths.