Black Prices for White Gold
China’s largest lithium producers have warned of losses this year despite expected strong demand for the key battery ingredient.
Libel Lawfare
In recent years, several large Chinese companies have filed defamation suits against small organizations or individual researchers, leading to a strange reality: Even as the...
The Billionaire Criminal Who Secretly Profited Off Jack Ma’s Deals
Confidential documents show that Xiao Jianhua, a corrupt investor tied to China’s political elite, backed the country’s most successful and revered entrepreneur.
Making Sense of Xiao Jianhua’s Empire
How reporters traced China's most notorious businessman back to Jack Ma.
Where’s Jack?
A timeline of the once-ubiquitous Alibaba founder's public appearances in recent years.
7 Takeaways From Our Investigation Into a Secret Investor in Jack Ma’s Companies
Behind the scenes, China’s most celebrated and its most notorious billionaires were linked through investments worth at least $1 billion.
Mexico Is No Backdoor For Chinese Carmakers
A recent trip to Mexico suggests talk of widespread Chinese tariff evasion has been overdone.
How a Move to Bangkok Revealed China’s Economic Power
Hong Kong lies close to some of China’s biggest tech and manufacturing companies, but you hardly know it living there.
The Rare Earth Rumble
A corporate drama in Australia has high stakes for the West’s quest to build a critical minerals supply chain independent of China.
The Tariff Toll
Tariffs have become a staple of the U.S.’s China policy, but a failure to enforce them properly is creating problems for American companies.
The Bus Bust-up
There’s another Chinese export concerning the West — electric buses — and the race to catch up is underway.
Teacher’s Pet
The story of Beijing's crackdown on the private tutoring industry has been dominated by the spectacular fall of once lucrative companies like New Oriental. But...