How a China Crackdown Caused Bitcoin’s Price to Plunge
The value of the cryptocurrency bitcoin is melting down Thursday, having dropped 20% against the dollar by midday Eastern Time in only two hours of frantic trading.
Apple Removes New York Times App in China
Company says it will not offer news site in app store because it has been told by Beijing it is in ‘violation of local regulations’
How Chinese Entrepreneurs Can Help Trump ‘Make America Great Again’
Edward Tse says Chinese investment and job creation are just what the US economy needs to sharpen its edge, not isolationism and trade wars
China’s Electric Vehicle Strategy Paved With Potholes
By the numbers, China looks like it’s on the way to dominating the global electric car industry. But
China Vows to Curb Record Spending on Football Transfers
China’s top sports administrator has vowed to cap spending by football clubs, accusing them of burning money and paying excessive wages to foreign players.
China Inc.’s Large Dollar Debts Fuel Beijing’s Efforts to Curb Yuan Plunge
The large pile of foreign debt owed by Chinese companies, from state-owned banks to airlines, is giving added impetus to Beijing’s efforts to keep the yuan from falling too steeply against the rallying dollar.
Obama Got Tough on China. It Cost U.S. Jobs and Raised Prices
Protect American jobs by getting tough on China. That's the underlying idea behind President-elect Donald Trump's threat of a 45% tariff against China as a ploy to bring jobs back to America. Before pursuing that strategy, however, Trump might...
Chinese Access to U.S. Semiconductor Industry May Be Curbed
The Obama administration is finalizing a study that could lead to restrictions on Chinese investment in the U.S. semiconductor sector.
China Should Set More Flexible GDP Growth Target in 2017: Central Bank Adviser
China should set a more flexible economic growth target this year to create more room for reforms, a central bank adviser told the official Xinhua news agency, suggesting a range of 6.0 to 7.0 percent versus 6.5 to 7.0 percent in 2016. China has...
Record Flows and Growing Imbalances
Mercator Institute for China Studies
Foreign direct investment (FDI) has become an increasingly important part of the E.U.-China economic relationship. European companies have invested hundreds of billions of euros into the Chinese economy since the 1980s, and have made big bets on...
Conversation
12.30.16
Rex Tillerson at State: What Will He Mean for U.S.-China Relations?
On December 13, President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team announced the selection of ExxonMobil Chief Executive Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State. We asked ChinaFile contributors to respond to the choice with a specific focus on how...
China’s Film Fever Cools
China’s highflying box office got a reality check in 2016, as cutbacks in discounted tickets led to a sharp decline in cinema-revenue growth
While the Rest of the World Retreats, China Expands Investments in Arab World
As chaos consumes large portions of the region, Beijing is sending in cash
How China Built ‘iPhone City’ With Billions in Perks for Apple’s Partner
A hidden bounty of benefits for Foxconn’s plant in Zhengzhou, the world’s biggest iPhone factory, is central to the production of Apple’s most profitable product
U.S. Charges Three Chinese Traders With Hacking Law Firms
Indictment says the traders bought shares of at least five publicly traded companies before announcements that the firms would be acquired
China’s Markets are Tamed— but Not Tempting
The roller-coaster ride may be over, but global investors say that still hasn’t made China attractive for 2017
Bike-Sharing Revolution Aims to Put China Back on Two Wheels
From Shanghai to Sichuan, schemes are being rolled out to slash congestion, cut air pollution – and spin a profit
The 10 Largest Investments in China This Year
In the first half of 2016 alone, investors poured US $37 billion into Chinese startups: Didi Chuxing, Ant Financial, and Meituan-Dianping top the list
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
China Resumes Ties with São Tomé, Which Turned Away from Taiwan
Beijing suspended its relationship with São Tomé in 1997 after the African island nation established diplomatic ties with Taiwan
The New Scramble for Africa: How China Became the Partner of Choice
In 2014 alone China invested £56 billion in African infrastructure. But is this colonialism in another guise?
Taiwan’s President to Visit U.S. Despite Objections from China
Planned trip causes speculation in Washington and Taiwan that Tsai Ing-wen may meet Donald Trump in person
China Weighs Response to New U.S. Trade Foe
Beijing considers retaliatory steps after Trump appoints China trade skeptic Peter Navarro
The Trouble With Trumps Dangerous Instincts on China
The President-elect has shown that his instinct is to turn the world’s significant bilateral relationships into frighteningly spectacular reality TV
“Brutal, Amoral, Ruthless, Cheating”: How Trump’s New Trade Tsar Sees China
Peter Navarro has been picked to lead US trade and industrial policy – a move that may upset Beijing
China’s Millennial Consumers: What Victoria’s Secret Got Wrong, and Nike Got Right
Chinese millennials are conflicted between their national pride and their love for western brands
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
Could Jane Zhang Become China’s First Global Pop Star?
Zhang's latest single breaks the mould of China's pop industry and could help her become its first global superstar
Photo Gallery
12.21.16
Seeing 2016 Through Eyes on China
In June 2015, a couple dozen China-based photographers—some Chinese, some not—founded the Instagram account Eyes on China. Their goal, as member photographer Gilles...
Books
12.20.16
The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom
From the clipper ships that ventured to Canton hauling cargos of American ginseng to swap for Chinese tea, to the U.S. warships facing off against China’s growing navy in the South China Sea, from the Yankee missionaries who brought Christianity and education to China, to the Chinese who built the American West, the United States and China have always been dramatically intertwined. For more than two centuries, American and Chinese statesmen, merchants, missionaries, and adventurers, men and women, have profoundly influenced the fate of these nations.
China to Review Film Limits as Box Office Growth Slows
China's box office is set to end the year with its smallest growth in a decade
Mooted $75 Million Oscar Trade Sets Up Record China Soccer Spend
Chinese teams set to continue soccer spending spree in window; Spending comes amid warning from Communist Party newspaper
President Obama Says Donald Trump Should Deal Cautiously With Taiwan, China
President warns successor to think through the consequences of his actions
Where Trump Does (and Doesn’t) Have Leverage with China
Trump must keep his trade demands on Beijing specific and legitimate. The question is, does he have the discipline?
Heralding Social, Financial Change, China Aims Blow at Iron Rice Bowl
China has ordered state firms to smash the decades-old system of providing cradle-to-grave welfare support, known as the country's "iron rice bowl"
As Trump Tweets, China Quietly Weights Options to Retaliate
China’s leaders are biting their tongues as U.S. President-elect Trump uses Twitter to rattle relations between the world’s biggest economies
China Central Bank Extends Emergency Loans to Financial Firms
Extends hundreds of billions of yuan in loans to ease liquidity crunch, continuing debt selloff
Finding Balance in the US-China Relationship
As Donald Trump ascends to the Oval Office, he must recognize the larger vision required to see clearly at the height of power
When China Bullies Its Neighbors, India Gets More Muscular
China’s increasingly rough-handed and assertive foreign policy towards its neighbors is raising India’s diplomatic and economic clout in the region
Taiwan is Both Exhilarated and Unnerved by Trump’s China’s Remarks
What does it mean for one’s homeland to be put on the table by Mr. Trump, in negotiations with China’s leaders, who are not known for making concessions easily?
China’s Economic Policy Under Pressure After Fed Flags New Era
Rising US rates complicate balancing act for Beijing as it faces capital flight
As 'The Great Wall’ Hits Theaters in China, Hollywood is Watching
Movie industry sees $150 million picture starring Matt Damon as harbinger for future U.S.-China co-productions
GM China Reportedly Under Antitrust Investigation: A Warning for Trump?
The surprising report of an investigation of GM comes suspiciously close to President-elect Trump’s incendiary recent comments on Taiwan
Expensive Foreign Degrees Lose Edge in Competitive Chinese Job Market, Study Finds
Nearly 70% of Chinese students who returned after studying abroad said they were "unsatisfied" with job opportunities
Environment
12.13.16
Chinese Consumers Adopt Greener Lifestyle
from chinadialogueFor the last two years, Helen Ni has hosted low-carbon technology workshops for local kids and their parents. The informal gatherings take place at her ground-floor apartment in the Shanghai suburb of Minhang, close to Jiaotong...
China’s Richest Man Threat to Trump ’Should Things Be Handled Poorly’
Wang Jianlin says 20,000 American jobs and $10 billion in investment are at stake
China to Set Date to Close Ivory Factories
Preparation is under way in China to bring in a ban on their domestic ivory trade, following a promise made with the US earlier this year
China Stocks Drop as Insurers Face Crackdown
China’s top securities regulator has accused some big insurers of behaving like ‘barbarians’
Is Latin America of Strategic Importance to China?
For China, Latin American countries will be a key part of its bid to influence global governance
If Donald Trump Pushes, How China Could Push Back
Here are five ways the Chinese could make life difficult for a Trump administration
Beijing Concerned by Trump Questioning ‘One China’ Policy on Taiwan
President-elect Donald Trump questioned U.S. support for the idea that mainland China and Taiwan are part of ‘one China’
Trump Says China is Not a Market Economy. Here’s Why That is a Big Deal
In 2001, in China’s view, the U.S. promised it would treat the Asian country as a “market economy” starting in December 2016. Trump has a different idea.
Small Investors Join China’s Tycoons in Sending Money Abroad
It's Chinese investors and a developer in Brooklyn- with a digital lending twist
Going Green in China, Where Climate Change Isn’t Considered a Hoax
Chinese leaders want to improve the quality of life in their nation's cities
Viewpoint
12.09.16
I Think That Chinese Official Really Liked Me!
“Friendship” is everywhere in China, at least when it comes to dealing with foreigners. International societies are friendship associations. The...
China Faces off Against World on Open Global Markets
Anniversary of China’s accession to World Trade Organization highlights global rift over Beijing’s economic policy
I Think That Chinese Official Really Liked Me!
Trump's pick for U.S. Ambassador to Beijing is apparently 'old friends' with President Xi Jinping. That will mean very little.
WWE’s China Hopes Rest on Bin Wang’s Big Shoulders
Wang will be joined by seven other Chinese athletes hand-picked by WWE Inc, in the hope that one of them will become the first Chinese WWE "superstar"
China Takes Aim at South Korea’s Lotte After Missile Move
Series of probes follows Lotte’s surrender of golf course to host US-made Thaad missile shield
The China Africa Project
12.09.16
Does One Man in China Control the Fate of Africa’s Elephants?
In the powerful new Netflix documentary The Ivory Game, Elephant Action League Executive Director ...