A major lender abroad, China is facing a debt bomb at home: trillions of dollars owed by local governments, their financial affiliates, and real estate developers.
Category: Foreign Investments
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Chips Make It Tough for the U.S. to Quit China
Chipmakers are finding it increasingly hard to operate in China but say doing business in the country is still key to their survival.
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U.S. and China, by the Numbers
From movie theaters to military spending, here’s how one of the world’s most important economic relationships stacks up.
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Samsung’s AI Moment Is Here, but Is It Ready?
Foreign investors betting on artificial intelligence are pouring money into the company’s shares. Analysts say it will have a hard time keeping up with rivals.
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The U.S.-China Rivalry Is Complicating the World’s Debt Crisis
Suriname, a tiny nation ravaged by recession, inflation and impossible debts, saw its relief held up by superpower politics. It won’t be the only country.
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Corporate America Joins Biden in Welcoming Modi to the U.S.
India’s fast-growing economy is drawing American corporate giants, even as the country faces scrutiny over ties to Russia and limits on political freedoms.
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China’s Economic Rebound Hits a Wall, With ‘No Quick Fix’ to Revive It
Policymakers and investors expected China’s economy to rev up again after Beijing abruptly dropped Covid precautions, but recent data shows alarming signs of a slowdown.
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TikTok, Shein and Other Companies Distance Themselves From China
Companies are moving headquarters and factories outside the country and cleaving off their Chinese businesses. It’s not clear the strategy will work.
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Golf’s Titanic Deal Stokes Anger on Capitol Hill
American lawmakers and officials are studying the pact between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund.