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A leaked internal document, purportedly from an official at Chinese telecom giant Huawei about the ongoing U.S.–Sino trade war, has generated much speculation due to the level of nationalist rhetoric in the memo. On Aug. 16, Cao Shanshi, a well-known Chinese financial news personality and commenter, revealed the memo on his Twitter account, saying that […]

SHANGHAI—Investors in Chinese online peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform PPMiao protested at the offices of one of the company’s shareholders in Shanghai’s financial district on Aug. 20, in the latest manifestation of problems facing the industry. At least 243 P2P companies have collapsed in China since June, precipitating the withdrawal of funds from many firms in […]

SHENZHEN/SHANGHAI/HONG KONG—Larry Sloven arrived in southern China three decades ago, just as the region was taking off as the low-cost manufacturing center of the world. Since then, he has exported millions of dollars of goods, ranging from power tools to LED lights, to some of America’s biggest retailers. That era may now be coming to […]

BEIJING/SINGAPORE—China, seeking to skirt U.S. sanctions, will use oil tankers from Iran for its purchases of that country’s crude, throwing Tehran a lifeline while European companies such as France’s Total are walking away due to fear of reprisals from Washington. The United States is trying to halt Iranian oil exports in an effort to force […]

A professor in Guizhou Province, southwestern China, was fired by his university because he published “politically incorrect views” online.   The decision was announced via a statement from the Guizhou University president’s office on Aug. 15, which stated that Professor Yang Shaozheng “often spoke of content irrelevant to the class.” Yang, 49, is a well-known […]

BEIJING/SINGAPORE—Chinese buyers of Iranian oil are starting to shift their cargoes to vessels owned by the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) for almost all of their imports to keep the supply flowing amid the reimposition of economic sanctions by the United States. The shift demonstrates that China, Iran’s biggest oil customer, wants to keep buying […]

A new report by tech firm Recorded Future has revealed the extent to which hackers affiliated with China’s prestigious Tsinghua University have helped the Chinese regime further its national agenda by spying on international entities. Recorded Future, which analyzes cyber threats around the world, detected high levels of spying activity from a Tsinghua University IP […]

Tsinghua University professor Hu Angang would never have imagined the unenviable position he finds himself in today. Just five months ago, on March 2, China Central Television (CCTV) began running the “Amazing China” documentary miniseries, showcasing the purported superiority of scientific and technological accomplishments the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has made since its current leader […]

With China’s backs against the wall and President Trump not close to relenting, some trade experts suggested that Beijing may finally be pushed to a nuclear option—selling its U.S. treasury holdings.

WASHINGTON—The illicit opioids being manufactured in China and shipped to the United States are “almost a form of warfare,” President Donald Trump said at a cabinet meeting on Aug. 16. “In China, you have some pretty big companies sending that garbage and killing our people,” Trump said. More than 71,500 Americans died of a drug […]

As tensions escalate between the United States and China amid the ongoing trade war, Beijing has stepped up efforts to instigate Chinese people’s nationalistic feelings and influence public attitudes in favor of Beijing’s policies. However, the people don’t seem to buy it. On Aug. 13, a military news account on the NetEase news portal’s video […]

China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) bombers are likely training for strikes against the United States and its allies, and a massive fleet of maritime militia that’s controlled by Beijing is being used to support the regime’s aggression in the South China Sea and beyond, according to a new Pentagon report on the Chinese regime’s military […]

In China, the booming industry of “self-media” has brought about new business opportunities for millions of internet users. Self-media in China refers to social-media accounts, often on popular platforms such as WeChat and Weibo, that self-publish a variety of content that ranges from news to personal commentaries and reviews of popular TV shows. Because the […]

U.S. stocks rose on news that the United States and China have agreed to restart trade negotiations later this month. The Chinese Commerce Ministry announced on Aug. 16 that a delegation would travel to the United States, at the invitation of the Treasury Department, to resume talks in hopes of ending the tit-for-tat dispute. The S&P […]

BEIJING—The University of North Florida will close a campus branch of a Chinese-run cultural institute, the latest U.S. college to do so amid criticism from U.S. legislators that China uses the institute to influence American higher education. The Jacksonville-based university said on Aug. 14 it had determined after “careful consideration” that the Confucius Institute, which opened a branch there in […]

SHANGHAI/TAIPEI—Chinese food delivery platforms Meituan-Dianping and Ele.me have taken down listings for Taiwan’s 85 Degrees Celsius Bakery Cafe, checks on their apps showed, amid boycott calls from social media users who said the chain supported Taiwan independence. The move by the Chinese companies comes after 85 Degrees, which has 628 stores in mainland China, was […]

SAN FRANCISCO–Google’s plan to launch a censored search engine in China requires more “transparency, oversight and accountability,” hundreds of employees at the Alphabet Inc unit said in an internal petition seen by Reuters on Aug. 16. Hoping to gain approval from the Chinese government to provide a mobile search service, the company plans to block […]

Beijing’s trump card in the trade war between China and the United States has been to slap retaliatory tariffs on U.S. agricultural products, but the Chinese regime’s desire to then increasingly rely on domestic farming may have backfired. Agricultural production in China dipped in the first half of 2018, which had the effect of making […]

Many of China’s ordinary citizens are just barely making ends meet, because of debt concerns and income disparities, according to an now-deleted article published by a researcher at the China-based think tank Suning Institute of Finance. Fu Yifu, who does macroeconomics research, published an article that analyzes the divergent rates at which China’s economy has […]

PETA blasted Chinese regime officials after a video emerged showing the bodies of dogs killed in Xi’an that were dumped on the street. The animal rights group said that it was a “cruel” and “ineffective” way to deal with strays. PETA posted a clip showing footage of what it estimates are about 20 dogs killed […]