Thousands of Chinese Retirees Protest Government Cuts to Benefits
The protest in Wuhan highlights the strain on the finances of local governments, made worse by heavy spending on “zero Covid” measures.
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The Toll That Twitter’s Glitches Is Taking on Chinese Activists
As the Elon Musk-owned social media service encounters interruptions and bugs, Chinese dissidents and activists said they feared they were being muzzled.
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Ford Will Build a U.S. Battery Factory With Technology From China
Ford’s $3.5 billion plant in Michigan will draw on technology from CATL, a Chinese company that is the world’s No. 1 maker of electric-car batteries.
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U.S. Blacklists 6 Chinese Entities Involved in Spy Balloon Programs
The action to cut off five Chinese companies and a research institute from American parts and technologies is part of the Biden administration’s response to the balloon it shot down last week.