Business groups chronicle the difficult environment inside China for U.S. and European companies navigating confusing regulations and an intensified security focus.
Category: International Relations
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Can Ghana’s Debt Trap of Crisis and Bailouts Be Stopped?
The government of Ghana is essentially bankrupt, and has turned to the International Monetary Fund for its 17th financial rescue since 1957.
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China’s Import Curbs on Cosmetics Face Pushback in Europe
Cosmetics sales in China are soaring, but a group of exporting nations led by France are pushing Beijing to lift restrictions they say are blocking them unfairly.
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Senate Committee Backs Bill to Deepen U.S. Economic Ties With Taiwan
Legislation to end double taxation between Taiwan and the United States is intended to spur semiconductor investment but is likely to rankle U.S. relations with China.
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Wally Adeyemo, the Deputy Treasury Secretary, to Visit Nigeria
Wally Adeyemo, the highest-ranking member of the African diaspora in the Biden administration, emigrated from Nigeria to the United States as a child.
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European Union Will Investigate Chinese Subsidies of Electric Cars
The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, announced the inquiry amid growing concern about China’s dominance over electric vehicles.
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Europe Rushes to Build Defenses But With Little Consensus on How
A push by more than 30 allied countries to arm themselves, precipitated in part by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has raised concerns of disorganization and supply shortages.
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The Met Commissions an Opera About Abducted Ukrainian Children
The work, by the Ukrainian composer Maxim Kolomiiets and the American playwright George Brant, is inspired by the accounts of mothers whose children were taken during the war.
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China Is Full of Risk For U.S. Companies
Doing business in China, once seen as a can’t-miss opportunity, poses a troubling dilemma: Reasons to stay can be as compelling as the reasons to retreat.
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Apple’s Stock Falls on Reports of a Chinese Government iPhone Ban
Shares in the tech giant fell on Wednesday following reports that Beijing would bar government workers from using the device.