‘A Letter to My Friend under Quarantine in Wuhan’
from Yuanjin PhotoHighlighting Chinese visual storytellers’ coverage of COVID-19 inside China. Some of these storytellers were on the ground documenting the experience of residents and medical workers in Wuhan, the city where the virus first emerged. Other...
Human Resources Both Drive and Limit China’s Push for Automation
from New AmericaThe Choreographed Global Journey of Your Household Products
U.S.-China trade is not merely a political question; it exists within a massive system that has been built over decades, the accretive results of countless choices by governments, businesses, consumers, and workers. It is at once a heaving,...
Trump’s Tariffs Push Electronics From China to Southeast Asia
A number of Taiwanese firms that form a crucial plank of the global supply chain have in recent days signaled their intention to diversify away from the world’s No. 2 economy. Delta Electronics Inc., which supplies power components to Apple Inc...
Industrial Parks Are Africa’s Latest Gamble to Lure Chinese Manufacturers
Freelance journalist William Davison joins Eric and Cobus to discuss his reporting from the Hawassa Industrial Park in Ethiopia, which is the latest high-stakes gamble taken by a number of African countries to lure Chinese manufacturers....
Chinese Investment is Reshaping Africa’s Manufacturing Sector
Author Irene Yuan Sun argues in her new book that Africa is poised to become the world’s next manufacturing hub, boosted by Chinese investment and...
Africa Will Take China’s Place as the next Factory of the World
I’m only thirty, but I personally witnessed a time when China’s now car-clogged streets were full of bicycles instead. Such has been the rapidity of China’s transformation, sparked by the rise of Factory China. In the quarter century since I...
Ivanka Trump’s Business in China Shrouded in Secrecy as Public Trade Data Disappears
It is no secret that the bulk of Ivanka Trump's merchandise comes from China. But just which Chinese companies manufacture and export her handbags, shoes and clothes is more secret than ever, an Associated Press investigation has found.
Before Wisconsin, Foxconn Vowed Big Spending in Brazil. Few Jobs Have Come.
Before the Taiwanese manufacturing giant Foxconn pledged to spend $10 billion and create 13,000 jobs in Wisconsin, the company made a similar promise of 100,000 jobs in Brazil. Six years later, Brazil is still waiting for most of those jobs to...
China, Like U.S., Struggles to Revive Industrial Heartland
The hulking, brown–brick industrial plants lining the roads were once the backbone of this gritty city. Today, they are outdated and...
Ford in Talks to Launch Fully Electric Cars in China
Ford is in talks to launch fully electric cars for the Chinese market as the US carmaker plays catch up to international rivals in the race to develop battery vehicles.
Love, Robots, and Fireworks
from Yuanjin PhotoIncluded in this Depth of Field column are stories of love, community, remembrance, and the future, told through the discerning eyes of some of China’s best photojournalists. Among them, the lives of African migrants in Guangzhou, seven years...
China Is About to Bury Elon Musk in Batteries
As Elon Musk races to finish building the world’s biggest battery factory in the Nevada desert, China is poised to leave him in the dust.
Ford to Save $1 Billion Building Focus in China Instead of Mexico
Ford Motor Co. is canceling controversial plans to build the Focus small car in Mexico, saving $1 billion by ending North American production entirely and importing the model mostly from China after next year.
Asia Closes Mostly Lower Following Release of China Industrial Data; Fed Awaited
Equities in Asia closed mostly lower on Wednesday as China data came in mostly in line with expectations and markets awaited the Federal Reserve's decision on monetary policy.
China Auto Sales Fall 2.6 Pct in May; SUVs up 13.5 Pct
China's auto sales shrank for a second month in May amid weak demand following a rise in the sales tax, an industry group reported Monday.
U.S. Presses China to Free Activists Scrutinizing Ivanka Trump Shoe Factory
Experts warned that the detentions could make it more difficult for other Western companies to take a clear look at the practices of their Chinese suppliers.
China’s Economy Grows 6.9%, but Warning Signs Persist
China’s economy, the world’s second-largest behind that of the United States, grew 6.9 percent in the first quarter, led by strong expansion at factories, Chinese officials said Monday.
South Korean Automakers Cut China Production amid Missile Dispute
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co and Kia Motors Corp have sharply cut vehicle production in China, sources said, as anti-Korean sentiment and competition from Chinese brands play havoc on sales and threaten earnings.
As China Pivots, Trump Risks Fighting an Old War
Incoming U.S. administration highlights trade retaliation as Beijing shifts to a form of high-tech protectionism
Bring Back Jobs from China? In Shenzhen, They Aren’t That Worried
As Trump presses companies on U.S. manufacturing, the city that became the globalization poster child has learned to adapt to economic shifts
Made in China
Once known for cheap knockoffs, Chinese companies are now the world’s innovators
A Chinese Billionaire is Staking His Legacy—and Thousands of American Jobs—on this Factory in Ohio
The chairman of Fuyao Group, the biggest auto glass maker in China, rose from poverty by riding the same wave of globalization that devastated Moraine, Ohio
Fakes, Pirates, and Shanzhai Culture
from Sinica PodcastFakes, knockoffs, pirate goods, counterfeits: China is notorious as the global manufacturing center of all things ersatz. But in the first decade after the...
China Industrial Profits Rise Most in 3 Years as Economy Shows Signs of Stabilizing
Is the improvement fleeting or real?
The Honeymoon between China and Africa Is Over and That’s a Good Thing
It wasn’t that long ago when it was all smiles between the Chinese and Africans. The headlines were all about “win-win” development, China’s role in helping Africa to...
Industrialization in Africa: Ethiopia Wants to Become the New ‘Made in China’
There’s a pretty good chance that some of the clothes you’re wearing, the shoes on your feet, and even the device you’re using to read this were made in China. Even as its economy slows, China remains the world’s factory, churning out billions of...
The China Triangle: Latin America's China Boom and the Fate of the Washington Consensus
In The China Triangle, Kevin P. Gallagher traces the development of the China-Latin America trade over time and covers how it has affected the centuries-old (and highly unequal) U.S.-Latin American relationship. He argues that despite these opportunities Latin American nations have little to show for riding the coattails of the ‘China Boom’ and now face significant challenges in the next decades as China’s economy slows down and shifts more toward consumption and services.
Chinese Electric Vehicle Manufacturer BYD’s Image Hurt by Scandal Involving Dealer’s Suicide
China’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer, BYD Auto Co., is under intense scrutiny following the death of a Nanjing auto dealer who accused the company of bilking a government subsidy program and a Caixin probe suggesting the...
Why Donald Trump Is Wrong About Manufacturing Jobs and China
Factory jobs are on the rise here, and many of these new jobs are coming back to North America from China.
Gorging on Gadgets
Documentary filmmaker Sue Williams is finishing up her latest documentary about our beloved electronic gadgets, Death By Design. I was involved in the project...
China Manufacturing Picks Up
China’s PMI rose slightly in December, but economists don’t expect significant rebound in economy.
Unmade in China
If you look carefully at how things are actually made in China—from shirts to toys, apple juice to oil rigs—you see a reality that contradicts every widely-held notion about the world’s so-called economic powerhouse. From the inside looking out, China is not a manufacturing juggernaut. It’s a Lilliputian. Nor is it a killer of American jobs. It’s a huge job creator. Rising China is importing goods from America in such volume that millions of U.S. jobs are sustained through Chinese trade and investment.
Great Fall of China Sinks World Stocks, Dollar
A near 9-percent dive in China shares and a sharp drop in the dollar and major commodities sent investors rushing for the exit.
Americans Buy a Fifth of China’s Exports
Americans bought almost $1 out of every $5 worth of goods that China exported in May, the highest share since August 2010.
Made in Chindia: Giants Take Different Manufacturing Paths
Made in Chindia: Giants take different manufacturing paths http://www.livemint.com/Politics/5dpo7KGpdaYBigaTctF8BJ/...
China Employment Resilient Despite Slower Economic Growth
The world's No. 2 economy created 3.24M new jobs in Q1, down from 3.44 million during the same period last year.
China Manufacturing Gauge Falls to One-Year Low
An initial gauge of China’s factory activity showed further weakness in April, defying government efforts to support the economy.
Power Play: China’s Ultra High Voltage Technology and Global Standards
As a matter of government policy and corporate strategy, China has been intensifying its effort to set indigenous standards for homegrown ultra-high voltage (UHV) transmission technology. The country also aims to contribute to UHV standards...
China’s Factories Are Building a Robot Nation
Every day, two quality-control supervisors monitor four robots tirelessly assembling remote-control devices for home appliances at a Midea Group factory in Foshan, in the southern province of Guangdong.
The robots recently replaced 14...
First China-Made Plane Coming To U.S. Skies
“This purchase marks the first time for any Chinese-made planes to enter an advanced market, and the U.S. has the highest standards, so this testifies to the achievement of Chinese aircraft manufacturing,” said Li Xianzhe of Avicopter to the...
China to Debut Fighter Jet as U.S. Brass Attends Airshow
Manufactured by the Shenyang subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corp of China, also known as AVIC, the J-31 is a test of the country’s ability to deliver cutting-edge defense technology.
China Puts the Brakes on Car Makers
Global car makers sounded new warnings that demand in China, the auto market’s strongest growth engine in recent years, is cooling further and clouding prospects after several reported disappointing October sales in the country.
It’s Time to Give China Some Time
There’s also evidence the country may be approaching something of a Henry Ford moment, when a manufacturing-based economy matures to point where workers can afford to buy the products they're making.
China Manufacturing Gauge Rises to 18-Month High on Stimulus
A Chinese manufacturing gauge rose to an 18-month high in July, bolstering the government’s chances of meeting its 2014 economic-growth target of about 7.5 percent.
China’s Henan Province Creating Jobs in US Hinterlands
Henan's Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group opened a plant that will employ more than 300 in a county known less for job opportunities than for lakes filled with bass, pine forests rich with wild turkey and boar.
Government Steps Up To Labor’s Demands
On April 14, most of the 40,000 workers at the Dongguan Yue Yuen shoe factory—supplier to Nike, Adidas, and other international brands—began what would become a two-week work stoppage. While there are thousands of strikes in China every year, the...
Shoe Maker Yue Yuen Suspends Vietnam Production Amid Protests
Vietnam accounts for about a third of Yue Yuen's global production capacity, which amounted to 313 million pairs of shoes last year.
Massive China Shoe Factory Strike Rolls on as Offer Falls Flat
Chinese shoe factory workers shrugged off an offer of improved benefits, prolonging one of the largest strikes in recent years amid signs of increased labor activism as the...
Economic Shifts in U.S. and China Batter Markets
An index of Chinese manufacturing growth released on January 23 showed that the most important cog in the country’s economy, the world’s second-largest, was contracting for the first time in six months.
Slowly, Asia’s Factories Begin to Turn Green
Despite a lack of legal restriction, foreign companies in Asia are beginning to set up environmentally sustainable factories to their financial benefit.
How China Profits From Our Junk
The son and grandson of scrap metalists, reporter Adam Minter traveled throughout the world to investigate how what we discard—and reuse—helps drive the global economy.
U.S. Factories Hit by Shutdown, China Production Rises
Factories in China boosted production this month, but U.S. manufacturing output fell for the first time in four years while the euro zone economy lost momentum, surveys on Thursday showed.
What Paintbrush Makers Know About How to Beat China
Chinese manufacturers long ago wreaked havoc on the U.S. textile, apparel, toy and electronics industries, but the disruption came slowly to the brush business. Companies have employed two strategies to stave off Chinese competition: 1) change...
Tamping Down Expectations on China’s Growth
Mr. Xi also said “China will not sacrifice the environment for temporary economic growth” and that officials will be held responsible for pollution “for life.”
China’s 3D Printing: Not a Revolution—Yet
Engineers, inventors, and industrial futurists in China are setting sights on a new technological frontier as three-dimensional printing slowly revolutionizes manufacturing.
A Beijing University research team, for example, has been working...