Category: China

Alibaba’s A.I. Is a Hit, but Hard to Turn Into a Moneymaker

The Chinese company’s models have won over developers worldwide, but they are open source — so they can be used and modified freely.
The Chinese Company That Could Start a Trade War With Europe

Nuctech’s rise from a Chinese state-backed start-up to a global border-security supplier has made it a lightning rod in trade and subsidy disputes.
What to Know About the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Talks

July 1 could be the beginning of the end for a trade pact President Trump has long criticized — or the start of a path to its renewal.
The South Korean Mine at the Center of America’s Tungsten Push

Deep beneath a South Korean mountain, workers are reviving a mine that could challenge China’s grip on a metal vital to weapons, chips and industry.
Former Chinese Billionaire and Bannon Associate Is Sentenced for Fraud

The businessman courted U.S. conservatives as an anti-Communist crusader while using his supporters’ money to buy lavish homes and a Bugatti supercar.
China Emerges as a Relative Winner From Strait of Hormuz Crisis

A report examines how the war in Iran has weighed on Asian economies, but left China in a more advantageous position.
Medical Journal Retracts Study Claiming Cancer Therapy Is More Effective When Given in the Morning

In a notice flagging a series of problems with a clinical trial, the journal Nature Medicine said its editors “no longer have confidence in the integrity of the results.”
Alibaba Sues Pentagon Over China Military Label

The Chinese tech giant said it had no ties to China’s military and that the U.S. government had violated the law by making that claim.
This Megafactory Is a Test Case for the U.S.-China Tech Race

Chinese firms have some of the world’s most advanced technology. But U.S. officials say relying on it could come with a downside.
China Tightens Rare Earth Grip on U.S. Firms, Threatening Trade Clash

The move targets two U.S. manufacturers at the center of the Trump administration’s effort to rebuild the domestic supply chain for critical magnets.
While the World Scrambles for Oil, China Sits on Full Tanks

The possible reopening of the Strait of Hormuz may not prompt China to return quickly to prewar levels of oil purchases from the Persian Gulf.
Xi Jinping Quit Smoking. China Still Cannot.

China’s tobacco monopoly has become so financially vital to the government that even its powerful leader has failed to curb the country’s smoking habit.