In recent weeks, Chinese authorities have raided foreign firms, imposed exit bans, restricted databases, and expanded an espionage law. Together, these measures point to the government’s growing assertiveness in controlling...
Last week, French President Emmanuel Macron fled a protest-rattled Paris and traveled to Beijing for a high-profile visit with General Secretary Xi Jinping. One of Macron’s main stated objectives was to ensure that China...
On Wednesday, the European Commission officially released its proposal for banning products made with forced labor from entering EU markets. While the proposed regulation does not single out a specific country, it is widely seen...
On November 2, Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai accused former Politburo Standing Committee member Zhang Gaoli of sexual assault. Her Weibo essay detailing their relationship was quickly censored, as were any mentions of it. The...
Yahoo has withdrawn from China, making it the latest in a host of foreign companies that have abandoned the country. Yahoo attributed its decision to the “increasingly challenging business and legal environment” in China....
An independent investigation released by the law firm WilmerHale on September 16 found that high ranking staff members at the World Bank rigged data in the 2018 and 2020 editions of its flagship “Doing Business” report in order...
In August The Intercept’s Ryan Gallagher revealed that Google had been working in secret on...
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen made a brief transit in the United States over the weekend,...
A string of reports this week have described foreign businesses’ preparations for and...
Last month, German carmaker Daimler repeatedly apologized for hurting Chinese feelings, disavowing...
Since the introduction of new regulations in January, 2017 has seen a steady campaign against...
As China promotes its vision of internet management abroad, including in Moscow last month, The...
Welsh author and entrepreneur Mark Kitto founded the “That’s” English-language...
China’s online controls have not stopped four of its biggest internet companies from...
The New York Times’ Andrew Jacobs describes a “war of words” against the West...
Ron Gluckman profiles Richard Robinson, a serial entrepreneur who gave up his globetrotting...
A recent trend of confessions by foreign and local business executives on state television has...
China’s state media report that at least 18 more people have been detained as the corruption probe against the British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) continues. From Ben Blanchard, Fang Yan, and Ben Hirschler...
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