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News and analysis about China, a country with the world’s second-largest economy, a terrible record on human rights, and global ambitions.

Technology
China’s Troubles Permeate U.S. Tech EarningsChina’s Troubles Permeate U.S. Tech Earnings
Technology

Slowing growth and uncertainty over currency make future earnings hard to predict.

By Ari Levy
Technology
SAP Takes HANA to China With Help From LenovoSAP Takes HANA to China With Help From Lenovo
Technology

Already partners, the two companies have big plans to bring SAP’s “bet the company” database to large companies.

By Arik Hesseldahl
Technology
From Alibaba’s Research Arm, Predictions for the Future of Chinese TechFrom Alibaba’s Research Arm, Predictions for the Future of Chinese Tech
Technology

The current troubles will give way to growth.

By Noah Kulwin
Technology
Take That, Uber! Didi Kuaidi Says It Booked Over a Billion Rides Just in 2015.Take That, Uber! Didi Kuaidi Says It Booked Over a Billion Rides Just in 2015.
Technology

The two ride-hailing services are locked in a pissing contest in China.

By Mark Bergen
Technology
Twitter Stock Continues Nose Dive Thanks to Wall Street’s Awful WeekTwitter Stock Continues Nose Dive Thanks to Wall Street’s Awful Week
Technology

Twitter’s stock price doesn’t seem to have a floor.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
A Chinese Drone Maker Built a One-Seat, Self-Driving Flying VehicleA Chinese Drone Maker Built a One-Seat, Self-Driving Flying Vehicle
Technology

You’re probably not going to ride in this, though.

By Noah Kulwin
Technology
Why the Chinese Stock Market Is Causing a Global Selloff and Hurting Tech StocksWhy the Chinese Stock Market Is Causing a Global Selloff and Hurting Tech Stocks
Technology

It could’ve been worse. In 2016, it might get worse.

By Edmund Lee
Technology
New China Anti-Terrorism Law Confuses the Out of U.S. Tech CompaniesNew China Anti-Terrorism Law Confuses the Out of U.S. Tech Companies
Technology

Rep. McCaul and Sen. Warner call for a commission on national security to tackle issues raised by encryption.

By Dawn Chmielewski
Technology
Is CES Still Relevant?Is CES Still Relevant?
Technology

The Chinese have arrived, and they plan to disrupt the traditional CE players as much as possible and take market share away from them fast.

By Tim Bajarin
Technology
China Passes Controversial Anti-Terrorism Law to Access Encrypted User Accounts (Update)China Passes Controversial Anti-Terrorism Law to Access Encrypted User Accounts (Update)
Technology

Beijing claims such access is necessary to defend against terrorism.

By Dante D'Orazio
Technology
Stephen Colbert Explains ‘Star Wars’ to ChinaStephen Colbert Explains ‘Star Wars’ to China
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Chinese moviegoers may be unacquainted with “the force.”

By Dawn Chmielewski
Technology
Apple Brings Apple Pay to China Through Partnership With China Union PayApple Brings Apple Pay to China Through Partnership With China Union Pay
Technology

China is Apple’s second-largest market, behind the United States.

By Dawn Chmielewski
Technology
Lyft and Didi Kuaidi Add Two Regional Partners to Global Alliance Against UberLyft and Didi Kuaidi Add Two Regional Partners to Global Alliance Against Uber
Technology

The anti-Uber force is now four strong.

By Mark Bergen
Technology
Qualcomm’s Patent Deal With Xiaomi Gives Each Something It Badly NeedsQualcomm’s Patent Deal With Xiaomi Gives Each Something It Badly Needs
Technology

The deal helps ease Qualcomm’s China licensing woes and could pave the way for Xiaomi’s global ambitions.

By Ina Fried
Technology
The World’s Top Supercomputer Is Where? Yup. Still China.The World’s Top Supercomputer Is Where? Yup. Still China.
Technology

China’s Tianhe-2 is starting its third straight year as the supercomputing world’s heavyweight champ.

By Arik Hesseldahl
Technology
If Google Returns to China With Its App Store, Here’s What It Will FaceIf Google Returns to China With Its App Store, Here’s What It Will Face
Technology

Alphabet as underdog.

By Mark Bergen
Technology
China’s Singles Day Is About Sexism and ShameChina’s Singles Day Is About Sexism and Shame
Technology

The world’s largest shopping day capitalizes on the pressure China’s “leftover women” feel to get married.

By Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore
Technology
Alibaba Sites Sold More Than $14 Billion of Goods in a Single DayAlibaba Sites Sold More Than $14 Billion of Goods in a Single Day
Technology

$14,341,847,366.00 to be exact.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
‘Re/code Decode’: Michael Moritz Says the New York Times Should Have Celebrated Amazon‘Re/code Decode’: Michael Moritz Says the New York Times Should Have Celebrated Amazon
Technology

“If you had the choice between being a shareholder in the New York Times Company and Amazon, I know which one I would pick.”

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Apple CEO Tim Cook Wants You to Know: China’s Really, Really OkayApple CEO Tim Cook Wants You to Know: China’s Really, Really Okay
Technology

China revenue more than doubled in the September quarter.

By Dawn Chmielewski
Technology
Apple Holiday Forecast at Low End of ExpectationsApple Holiday Forecast at Low End of Expectations
Technology

This holiday season is looking good, but not great (for now).

By Dawn Chmielewski
China
China is facing an unprecedented economic slowdown. This video explains why.China is facing an unprecedented economic slowdown. This video explains why.
China

A clear and helpful breakdown of China’s very serious economic problems, from a famous economist.

By Zack Beauchamp
Technology
Apple Plans to Use More Solar Energy in ChinaApple Plans to Use More Solar Energy in China
Technology

The company already is using renewable energy to power 100 percent of its operations in its two biggest markets, the U.S. and China.

By Dawn Chmielewski
Technology
Marissa Mayer: Yahoo Spinoff of Alibaba Stake May Take Until JanuaryMarissa Mayer: Yahoo Spinoff of Alibaba Stake May Take Until January
Technology

“Believe it or not, we can see the finish line,” said CFO Ken Goldman.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Google Eyes Back Door Into China With Investment in Voice Search StartupGoogle Eyes Back Door Into China With Investment in Voice Search Startup
Technology

In June, Google picked Mobvoi as its voice search partner for Android Wear in China. Now it’s giving Mobvoi money.

By Mark Bergen
Technology
More China App Store Headaches for Apple: Hundreds of Apps Found to Collect User DataMore China App Store Headaches for Apple: Hundreds of Apps Found to Collect User Data
Technology

A report from the analytics firm SourceDNA found 256 apps using a third-party advertising tool that harvested personal information and sent it off to its own servers.

By Dawn Chmielewski
Technology
Yahoo Talent Exodus Accelerates as Marissa Mayer’s Turnaround FloundersYahoo Talent Exodus Accelerates as Marissa Mayer’s Turnaround Flounders
Technology

Marissa, bar the door!

By Kara Swisher
Technology
No. 1 Producer, No. 1 Consumer (Book Excerpt)No. 1 Producer, No. 1 Consumer (Book Excerpt)
Technology

If you want to understand hardware in China, you have to understand how intimate that country’s relationship is with the machines that run our lives.

By Clay Shirky
Technology
The U.S. Mobile Market Will Start to Look Like China, Says Android Founder Andy Rubin (Video)The U.S. Mobile Market Will Start to Look Like China, Says Android Founder Andy Rubin (Video)
Technology

Ex-Android boss says the disintegration of carrier contracts is the “biggest change in the last 10 years in mobile.”

By Mark Bergen
Science
For 40 years, no one knew this woman discovered a malaria cure. Now she’s won a Nobel.For 40 years, no one knew this woman discovered a malaria cure. Now she’s won a Nobel.
Science

A top-secret Chinese communist military project led Tu Youyou to the Nobel Prize for medicine.

By Julia Belluz
Technology
China’s Tsinghua to Buy Western Digital Stake for $3.78 BillionChina’s Tsinghua to Buy Western Digital Stake for $3.78 Billion
Technology

The investment will help Western Digital establish better relationships with Chinese authorities and give it flexibility to buy back stock and pursue acquisitions.

By Reuters
Technology
Google’s Move to Have a Huawei-Made Nexus Could Pay Dividends for Both CompaniesGoogle’s Move to Have a Huawei-Made Nexus Could Pay Dividends for Both Companies
Technology

With its newest Nexus partner, Google is angling for a two-way street.

By Mark Bergen and Ina Fried
Technology
Why Cheetah Mobile Is Investing in Big Data, Startups Despite Recent Stock DropWhy Cheetah Mobile Is Investing in Big Data, Startups Despite Recent Stock Drop
Technology

Mobile companies need to be able to serve up ads that do more than recommend other apps to install. That, says Cheetah Mobile’s CEO, demands big-data expertise.

By Ina Fried
Technology
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s State Visit Is Also a Show of Silicon Valley’s International Political MuscleChinese President Xi Jinping’s State Visit Is Also a Show of Silicon Valley’s International Political Muscle
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He really, really wants Silicon Valley in his corner.

By Noah Kulwin
China
The new US-China cybersecurity agreement: a brief guideThe new US-China cybersecurity agreement: a brief guide
China

What Presidents Obama and Xi agreed to about intellectual property — and why it matters.

By Zack Beauchamp
Climate
China’s ambitious plan to limit carbon emissions, explainedChina’s ambitious plan to limit carbon emissions, explained
Climate

The country just announced a national cap-and-trade system, starting in 2017.

By Brad Plumer
Technology
U.S., China Reach Cyber-Espionage ‘Common Understanding’U.S., China Reach Cyber-Espionage ‘Common Understanding’
Technology

The two nations have agreed not to “conduct or knowingly support” cyber theft of intellectual property or commercial trade secrets.

By Julianne Pepitone
China
How China is playing Boeing against Airbus to build its own airplane industryHow China is playing Boeing against Airbus to build its own airplane industry
China

The real reason Boeing is opening a factory in China — it’s not the Export-Import Bank.

By Matthew Yglesias
Technology
China’s Xi to Meet U.S. Tech Execs Amid Tepid ExpectationsChina’s Xi to Meet U.S. Tech Execs Amid Tepid Expectations
Technology
Malicious Code Infiltrates Some Apple App Store Apps in ChinaMalicious Code Infiltrates Some Apple App Store Apps in China
Technology

Developers in China downloaded a tainted version of Apple’s software use to create mobile apps, which led them to create apps corrupted with malware.

By Dawn Chmielewski