China
News and analysis about China, a country with the world’s second-largest economy, a terrible record on human rights, and global ambitions.
China uses as much coal, steel, and concrete as the rest of the world combined.
Maybe Apple did not shit bed in China after all.
CEO Travis Kalanick enjoys a good fight.
It’s not just the stock market. The world’s number two economy has run into serious trouble.
A huge bubble inflated in early 2015 and this summer it’s deflated with potentially scary results.
Almost nobody paid attention, but Rubio’s speech was really important. Here’s why.
States do the vast majority of social spending. It’s not working.
A steadily growing list of senior executives have lost their jobs in the wake of high-profile hacking attacks. There will be more.
— and 9 more things to know to start the day.
Even with all that money, the challenges remain big for Uber in China.
Apple has an unusually heavy exposure to problems in the Chinese economy for reasons that weren’t addressed by CEO Tim Cook’s attempt to reassure investors.
The company has a unique level of exposure to Chinese currency risk.
China’s stock market bubble was driven by a huge increase in people investing with borrowed funds.
How the political fallout from China’s stock market collapse could be disastrous.
IDC predicts that smartphone shipments to China in 2015 will grow by a mere 1.2 percent over last year.
It’s time to stop the media’s complicity in the unjust deportation of US-born pandas to China.
Its stock market has lost nearly 40 percent since June.
China’s problems go much deeper than just its stock market.
China’s woes weigh on its largest e-commerce company.
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Literally everything.
It’s avoiding the wrath of the government ... for now.
The home-sharing company is looking for a China-based CEO.
China’s e-commerce giant sees its slowest revenue growth in more than three years.
ZTE could face steep fines and restrictions on its U.S. operations.
— and 9 more things to know to start the day.
This is the company’s biggest step yet towards integrating online and store-based shopping.
But the company’s growth rate is expected to slow in the third quarter.
Foxconn has said it improved wages and working conditions for its employees following a rash of suicides in 2010.
Apple signals Wall Street, via USA Today.
Analysts express concern about slowing iPhone sales.
The country fears such equipment could fall into the hands of militant groups.
Where will the additional money go?
And 9 more things to know to start the day.
The Chinese search giant looks to restore confidence after a weak earnings report spooked investors.
“If I were [Uber], I would think very carefully. [China] is a highly competitive market. It’s already a healthy ecosystem.”
The government has tied its reputation to a rising stock market, making Monday’s huge drop a big political embarrassment.
CEO Robin Li talks to Re/code about the partnership with Uber, e-commerce and self-driving cars.