Ernest Scheyder on the Tough Choices around Critical Minerals
The journalist discusses the trade-offs involved in sourcing the minerals needed to power the clean energy transition, and how the U.S. fell behind China in...
Can Alibaba Deliver?
Eclipsed overseas by younger e-commerce rivals, Alibaba is relying on a little-known part of its business for its comeback. Cainiao, which focuses on the nitty-gritty...
Washington’s Xinjiang Fix
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which is now two years old, is one of the most ambitious pieces of human rights legislation ever passed...
The Mineral Hunt
A look at the American effort to catch up on critical raw material supply by searching closer to home.
The Chinese Recycling Gem
A look at one of the Chinese firms spearheading the growing industry around recycling batteries.
Tomorrowland
A long line of multinationals are now knocking on India's door. But if there's any chance of them successfully diversifying away from China's highly skilled...
The Chips Education Challenge
One U.S. university's efforts to improve knowledge of semiconductors could end up helping the country's economic rivals.
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.