How to Win the Chip Wars
The U.S. continues to have enormous advantages in many critical technology sectors, and China’s system is plenty capable of self-inflicted wounds.
China’s Gone Fishing
Both for itself and for the rest of the world.
Amelia Pang on Consumer Demand and Uyghur Labor
The journalist discusses her new book, “Made in China,” and the realities of China’s Laogai system.
Dan Wang on China’s Subtle Retaliation
The technology analyst talks about semiconductors, manufacturing, and innovation, and why China has hugged U.S. firms even closer.
The Xinjiang Silence
The American business community is determined not to comment on the Chinese government’s systematic repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang — atrocities the U.S. government has...
America’s Race to Recycle and Recharge
If the U.S. is to compete in next generation vehicles, it needs to produce electric vehicles — and also recycle their spent batteries.
China Books for the New Year
With fiction and personal narratives that speak to the larger themes.
The Industrial Dream
Beijing has invested heavily in COMAC’s C919, which is supposed to be China’s answer to the Boeing 737 and the Airbus A320. If it takes...
VW’s New Dynasty?
The People’s Car is attempting to remake itself in the People’s Republic. With massive new investments, VW is doubling down on China’s electric vehicle market...
Mining’s Makeover
For more than a decade, the U.S. has been sounding the alarm about China’s stranglehold on rare earths. Now with new investments and new operations...
Eric X. Li on China’s Success, America’s Failure and the Irrational Rivalry
The Shanghai-based venture capitalist says America is in decline, and that China’s political system has delivered — but don’t call it authoritarian.
The Cobalt Empire
China controls much of the world’s supply of cobalt, raising fears that the country enjoys an insurmountable edge in developing electric vehicles. But there is...