Laura Murphy on How China Forced Her University to Halt Her Xinjiang Research
The academic says the state of college funding is pressuring institutions to pit scholarly freedom against access to the market for Chinese students.
Who Are Apple’s Suppliers in China?
The world’s biggest hardware company depends on these firms to make everything from iPhones to Macbooks.
Laura Murphy on Enforcing America’s Ban on Uyghur Forced Labor
The academic talks about why governments need to redouble their efforts to keep products made using forced labor in Xinjiang off store shelves.
Legacy Chips are a Lasting Problem
The U.S. is finding it hard to curb China’s growing dominance in semiconductors that power many of the products in our homes.
The Chip Catalyst
The U.S.’s latest attempt to contain China’s chip ambitions lasted little more than a month. Back in May, the Trump administration introduced a ban on...
The Company that Refuses to Decouple
Walmart should be in trouble in China, where its competitors are in retreat and its sourcing operations have been criticised by both Beijing and Washington....
Mr. Magnet
Can a Japanese scientist loosen China’s grip on the rare earths supply chain needed for critical magnet technologies?
How The Iran Conflict Could Hit China’s Oil Industry
Small Chinese refineries face trouble if their supply of cheap Iranian crude is restricted.
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...
Hidden Treasures
The battle for rare earths has reached the abyss. China thinks it can win there too, as it out-maneuvers the U.S. and New Zealand in...
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.
The Trade War’s Pharma Carve-Out
Both the U.S. and China have held off on tariffing each other’s pharmaceuticals.