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.
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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.
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 largest producer of EV batteries, and China’s best selling car brand, displacing Volkswagen, which had held that title for at...
Failing to Fly
The number of flights between the U.S. and China has barely recovered since the end of the pandemic.
Beijing’s Latest Crackdown Deepens Foreign Business’s Confusion
The moves against consultancies and due diligence firms will make it harder for multinationals to operate in China, even as local governments are desperate to entice them in.
China Floats to the Top
The surge in IPOs on domestic markets is a win for Chinese policy makers and local investment banks.
The Nickel Pickle
Xiang Guangda invested in Indonesia when no one else would. Now, his firm, stainless steel giant Tsingshan Group, is both a leader and something of a gate keeper for the country's nickel industry. But with nickel increasingly needed for EV batteries, the dominance of Tsingshan...
Canada’s China Conundrum
Canada is the latest country wrestling with how to respond to Chinese influence in its politics.
China’s Biggest Bosses
A look at China’s largest employers: who they are, how they’ve changed, and how the largest state and privately-owned companies compare.
The Censorship Drag
Given Beijing’s grip on information, can China’s AI companies build a chatbot to rival ChatGPT?
China’s Fierce EV Price War
Foreign and domestic auto makers are slashing prices while a battle for battery market share is underway too.
The AI Lockout
If you still associate Nvidia with video games, it's time to update your priors. Thanks to its powerful chips and ubiquitous software, the U.S. company has produced a walled garden for artificial intelligence, with nearly every major player residing inside it. But having grown up inside...