China’s Graphite Grip
Critical minerals have become a geopolitical flashpoint, but two battery material startups in the U.S. and China are looking for ways to work together.
A Chinese Electronics Empire
A look at Chinese home appliance brand Midea Group and its growing global reach.
Zombie Supply Chains
For years, environmental advocates in the West made real progress cutting off supply chains in Southeast Asia that violated ESG standards. But thanks to the...
The New Trend for Chinese Companies — Dropping China
Some of China's fastest-growing companies are doing their best to portray themselves as coming from somewhere else.
The New Metal Battleground
China has announced export controls on two little-known metals that are key to chipmaking and other advanced technologies.
India’s Chance for Chips
India wants to capitalize on over concentrated supply chains and the Washington-Beijing chip war to burst onto the global semiconductor stage. Its great hope? Vedanta...
Myron Brilliant on Business’s Role in Dealing with China
The longtime U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive VP talks about the rights and wrongs of China's WTO entry and how companies should deal with the...
The Biodiesel Defect
Twenty years ago, biofuel was seen as something of a silver bullet — a way to "green" our engines and support our farmers all at...
BYD’s Big Moment
BYD’s blink-and-you-miss-it expansion in the last three years has blindsided just about everyone. Today it is the world’s largest producer of electric vehicles, the second...
Aluminum Foiled
In 2000, the U.S. was the world’s top producer of aluminum. Today, it’s the ninth-largest. The toppling, of course, is due to China, which came...
Commerce at the Center
On Thursday, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo met with Wang Wentao, the Chinese Commerce Minister, in Washington. It marked the first cabinet-level meeting in Washington between...
The China-Europe Partnership is Breaking Down
The souring of relations between European capitals and Beijing represents a strategic opportunity for the U.S.