The United States Senate has passed a landmark, bipartisan bill to dramatically increase government spending on technological development. The bill, known as the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, allocates $250 billion to...
More than a month into the Biden administration and as Chinese top leaders meet for the annual “Two Sessions” top political meetings in Beijing, it appears that protracted U.S.-China tensions are here to stay. Last...
In August The Intercept’s Ryan Gallagher revealed that Google had been working in secret on...
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
At The Anthill, Laszlo Montgomery, the creator of the China History Podcast, discusses the...
Luxury sports car manufacturer Aston Martin is recalling more than 5,000 cars after uncovering...
Ma de in China: “f**k” in China 妈的 (māde) is short for 他妈的 (tāmāde). Lu Xun, the father of modern...
At The New York Times, economist Nancy Folbre uses Apple as an example of the economics of...
As analysts claim “Made in China” products actually profit American producers, the New York Times reports a manufacturing shift now has certain products made in the United States but sold in China. This shift comes amid a...
In Forbes, Baizhu Chen of USC’s Marshall School of Business questions the logic of Americans insisting on paying higher prices for Chinese goods: The argument is that this is good for the U.S. economy because cheap Chinese...
Business Insider highlights a report which claims that flow of money from American consumers to Chinese manufacturers is less torrential than is widely believed: We spend a lot of money on stuff with the “Made In...
Long the ubiquitous source of low-priced goods around the world, China is losing its appeal for foreign manufacturers. From the New York Times: Bruce Rockowitz, the chief executive of Li & Fung, the largest trading company...
From the Los Angeles Times: Kobe Bryant’s Nike sneakers with the Made in China label go for $165 in the U.S. But at an official Nike store in China? $190. A flat-screen Sony TV assembled by Chinese laborers runs about $800...
From AP, via the New York Times: Thai riot police officers used a cheap Chinese tear gas, which contained an explosive powerful enough to rip craters in the ground, to disperse crowds of antigovernment protesters last week, an...
In light of the numerous food safety incidents in recent years, China’s Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has made promises to ensure the safety of the “Made in China” label. From AFP: China has been struggling to...
From BBC News: Chinese officials have rejected claims by US authorities that Chinese imports are to blame for deaths among users of the blood-thinning drug heparin. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says a contaminant...
From New York Times: “The RMB is killing me,” groaned Jin Jue. Mr. Jin, a hip-looking 35-year-old with spiky hair and an all-black ensemble, describes himself on his business card as the “board chairman” of the Shanghai Jinjue...
From The Los Angeles Times: Amid all the futuristic vehicles, “green cars” and much-hyped “crossovers” being unveiled this week at the Detroit auto show , one of the biggest game changers coming to the American automotive market may be a simple price sticker. How’s this for innovation: $14,000 for a fully loaded, mid-size sport utility […]
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