Chinese companies going global. Global companies capitalizing on the size and growth of the China market. State-owned enterprises. Policy-based state investment. Startup unicorns with Chinese characteristics. There is no shortage of business stories to tell in China.
Nearly a quarter million American jobs have been lost because of increased U.S.-China tariffs under the Trump administration, according to a new study by Oxford Economics. The trade deal a year ago kept almost all these tariffs in place.
Chinese tech companies are raring to go in 2021, with two companies aiming to IPO, and five planning secondary listings in China.
Internet shopping has revolutionized the Chinese economy, but young consumers want sustainability.
China issued new rules, with immediate effect, asking Chinese companies not to follow “unjustified” commercial prohibition or restriction from foreign legislation. Though the Ministry of Commerce did not name any country, analysts pointed out that this was China’s legal reaction to the U.S. blacklistings of Chinese companies.
After the New York Stock Exchange twice reversed course on whether to delist major Chinese telecom companies, the Trump administration added further regulatory uncertainty by floating an investment ban on Alibaba and Tencent.
In an executive order that only takes effect after his scheduled departure from the White House, Donald Trump banned eight Chinese apps on national security grounds.
China's box office was devastated by lockdowns during the first wave of COVID-19, but surged back to claim the top spot in 2020 as American cinemas remained dark for most of the year.
Despite government attention and the threat of regulation, financial technology remains a white-hot destination for investment among China's tech firms and venture capitalists.
Community group buying is taking China’s residential compounds by storm as even non-tech-savvy grannies see the price benefits and tech companies pour millions into the sector. But not everyone is happy with the booming new industry.
African governments are becoming more interested in public-private partnerships with Chinese companies.