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

Lu is No. 86 on the Recode 100.

Wang is No. 30 on the Recode 100.

Liu is No. 28 on the Recode 100.

Ma Huateng is No. 18 on the Recode 100.


How Trump turned from uberhawk to China dove.


Trump’s war with LaVar Ball, basketball’s most famous stage dad, explained


An international shoplifting saga.


Now Russia is following China’s blueprint.


China’s charm offensive seems to be working.


We may be witnessing the dawn of a sweet-talking arms race.


China’s leading sovereign wealth fund is eyeing an office in California.


China has been a tougher nut to crack.


This is not how diplomacy is done.


Amazon at one time thought it could really compete with Alibaba. No longer.


Trump’s big UN speech sounded like it could have come from the mouth of Steve Bannon.


Elon Musk thinks it’s the most likely cause of WWIII.


They’ve got few options, decreasing leverage, and will have to intervene if war breaks out.


Bannon is out, but Trump is still willing to risk a trade war with China.


The Chinese ride-hail giant is now competing with Uber in at least five regions through investments in local players.


“It will take the attention of the free society that built the internet to save it.” —Alexander Klimburg




Isabel Ge Mahe has led Apple’s wireless software engineering teams for almost a decade.


“Eventually they’ll go too far, and the situation will unravel.”


The deal will help London-based Farfetch expand its Chinese operations.


Population density in cities means the story isn’t rosy despite higher connectivity rates.


The Kleiner Perkins partner charts the biggest country in the world.


The most anticipated slide deck of the year is here.


It will likely be used to bring food from farms and agricultural warehouses to cities.


China’s efforts to tackle coal are comprehensive and ambitious, a new report shows.


Trumpian nationalism runs into family profit seeking.


Mad about THAAD.




Trump administration rules could hit them hardest.


2015 was a big year.


Tencent, a Chinese internet giant, is also an investor in Chinese ride-hail player Didi Chuxing.


China’s government is repressive, but its youth is getting more and more liberal.


“Party building key, reform for y’all.”


Tensions on the Korean Peninsula just got a lot hotter. Here’s what’s going on.


China’s hysteria over the US-Korea missile defense deal is getting weird.


President Trump isn’t allowing Tillerson to shape policy, choose staff, or speak to the press.