Sean Tseng

Beijing’s enforcement of social security contributions raises labor costs, potentially forcing small companies to cut staff or even shut down.

Increased enforcement of social insurance deductions is slashing take-home pay for many and raising costs for small firms already struggling with weak demand.

Beijing can spark EUV light in the lab, but turning that into factory-ready lithography machines will still take China at least two more decades, experts said.

The ex‑insider says a PLA phone app logs every sailor’s move—and the same code, buried in Chinese phones and chips, could map Americans’ lives in real time.

An insider says Tsinghua Unigroup’s collapse exposes China’s ethically bankrupt business culture and warns Western firms still eyeing its market.

Beijing’s 2 percent pension bump—the smallest in 20 years—highlights a cash‑starved system as provinces dip into retirement funds to stay afloat.

China courts EU against U.S. pressure yet slaps tariffs and bans on brandy and medical gear—pushing Brussels toward tougher trade defenses.

Chinese auditors say provinces siphoned billions from pensions, school and farm aid, highlighting a local debt crisis that now rivals half of China’s economy.

Kabul scrapped a $540 million oil pact after China failed to invest, spotlighting the limits of Beijing’s big-money promises in unstable Afghanistan.

After six weeks of stalling, Beijing renews promise to unblock rare-earth flows; analysts warn any new holdup could inflame an already tense trade standoff.

Beijing’s enforcement of social security contributions raises labor costs, potentially forcing small companies to cut staff or even shut down.

Increased enforcement of social insurance deductions is slashing take-home pay for many and raising costs for small firms already struggling with weak demand.

Beijing can spark EUV light in the lab, but turning that into factory-ready lithography machines will still take China at least two more decades, experts said.

The ex‑insider says a PLA phone app logs every sailor’s move—and the same code, buried in Chinese phones and chips, could map Americans’ lives in real time.

An insider says Tsinghua Unigroup’s collapse exposes China’s ethically bankrupt business culture and warns Western firms still eyeing its market.

Beijing’s 2 percent pension bump—the smallest in 20 years—highlights a cash‑starved system as provinces dip into retirement funds to stay afloat.

China courts EU against U.S. pressure yet slaps tariffs and bans on brandy and medical gear—pushing Brussels toward tougher trade defenses.

Chinese auditors say provinces siphoned billions from pensions, school and farm aid, highlighting a local debt crisis that now rivals half of China’s economy.

Kabul scrapped a $540 million oil pact after China failed to invest, spotlighting the limits of Beijing’s big-money promises in unstable Afghanistan.

After six weeks of stalling, Beijing renews promise to unblock rare-earth flows; analysts warn any new holdup could inflame an already tense trade standoff.