Alibaba’s IPO and the Hypocrisy in U.S.-China Economic Relations
While Alibaba is readying its massive U.S.-based IPO, Chinese authorities are carrying out tough anti-monopoly enforcement actions against well-known U.S. companies.
The China Wave
Chinese management ideas are beginning to get the attention they deserve.
Journalists in China Describe Extortion
China’s corporate landscape is pitted with scandals involving corruption and news media have become a part of the problem by turning self-censorship and skewed reporting into a source of revenue.
Foreign Journalists in China See Decline in Reporting Conditions
Conditions for foreign journalists working in China have gone from bad to worse over the past year, according to a report issued on Friday by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China.
In China, a Search for Oscar Contenders
A film from mainland China has yet to win an Oscar, and Chinese officials are eager for the cultural validation that the award brings.
Alibaba Begins Wooing Wall Street
On Monday, Ma, the company’s executive chairman and co-founder, told a crowd of more than 800 potential investors gathered for the first big marketing pitch for Alibaba’s initial public offering, that he was back to ask for a little more money....
Could China’s Anti-Japan Propaganda Hurt Alibaba’s Image at Home?
With Alibaba's IPO price set between $60 to $66, the company’s market valuation could hit as much as $200 billion, if everything goes as planned.
Xi Calls for More Strategic Trust Between China, U.S.
Xi said China stands ready to build a new model of major-country relations with the United States based on non-confrontation, non-conflict, mutual respect and win-win cooperation.
The China Africa Project
09.08.14
Cameroon’s Illegal Timber Finds a Market in China
Cameroon’s rain forests are rapidly vanishing due to widespread corruption, according to a new report from...
U.S. Group Says China Could Be Violating Trade Accords
The US Chamber of Commerce, which is based in Washington, raises the possibility of a new approach to China’s increasingly vigilant antitrust actions: lodging a complaint at the World Trade Organization, which China joined in 2001.
National Security Adviser Susan Rice in China at Fraught Point in Relationship
Rice said Obama still considered China to be a priority and that her primary reason for coming to Beijing was to hammer out the agenda for the November meeting between Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The Jack Ma Way
At Alibaba, the founder Is squarely in charge ahead of the e-commerce giant's U.S. initial public offering.
For Australia, a Celebration of China in Theme Park Form
Get ready for Chappypie China Time, a $500 million, 39-acre Chinese culture theme park that aims to bring Australia a replica of the Forbidden City.
Can Frank Underwood Beat China’s Censors?
At first glance, the Chinese government’s announcement of regulations restricting foreign programming that can be shown on Chinese streaming-video sites would appear to be very bad news for business.
China Eases Credit Rules for Some Property Developers
The biggest of China's some 85,000 property developers are the only ones likely to benefit from this credit loosening. Authorities have been trying to streamline the number of companies as part of economic overhauls.
As Its Initial Offering Nears, Alibaba Gets Ready for a Splashy Debut
The Chinese Internet commerce giant's whirlwind tour, which will encompass 100 meetings in 10 days, will begin not in Hong Kong but in New York, where shares of the company are expected to begin trading on Sept. 19
The Struggle for Hong Kong
The territory’s citizens must not give up demanding full democracy—for their sake and for China’s.
China Website Editors ‘Held for Extortion’
Eight people from the 21st Century financial news website and public relations firms were being investigated, Xinhua news agency said.
Caixin Media
09.03.14
Beijing Must Address Claims of Anti-Foreign Bias
Once mocked as a “toothless tiger,” China’s anti-monopoly law is finally demonstrating some bite, six years after it took effect.
The three agencies responsible for enforcing it—the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the...
Rosneft Proposes Chinese Company Take Stake in Russian Oilfield
Rosneft is proposing that China take a stake in one of its largest oilfields—a deal that would deepen energy ties between Moscow and Beijing at a time when the future of western companies in Russia is uncertain.
China Opposes Proposed EU Sanctions Against Russia
EU proposed sanctions against Russia over accusations Moscow was sending troops into Ukrainian territory, saying the European Union's push to draw up more...
China Targeting Foreign Companies, American Chamber Says
China is targeting foreign companies with opaque laws and rules, according to a group representing U.S. businesses there, contributing to a deteriorating environment for investment in the nation.
The China Africa Project
08.31.14
China-Africa Trade May Be Booming, But Big Problems Loom
Trade between China and Africa will break another new record this year as it’s expected to top $200 billion. As trade continues to grow, officials from both regions frequently point to these figures as evidence of steadily improving ties. However...
China’s Toilet Paper Makers Flush With Cash
China’s invention of toilet paper in the 6th century, came well ahead of the availability of modern toilet paper in the United States, where inventor Joseph Gayetty first marketed it in 1857.
Sinica Podcast
08.29.14
Ghost Cities to Luxury Malls
from Sinica PodcastRemember the good old days when people didn't talk obsessively about real estate and housing prices, and dinner parties would feature conversations about art? Well, so do we, but with those days long gone we're delighted to host two experts on...
The China Africa Project
08.28.14
Massive Chinese Mining Deal in DRC Back on Track
The controversial Sino-Congolese mining deal Sicomines has been revived thanks to new financing from China's Exim Bank. This is one of Beijing's biggest natural resources-for-infrastructure deals in Africa. If successful, the deal would net...
China Considering $16 Billion for Electric-Vehicle Chargers
Increased state funding would be a tailwind for carmakers coping with consumer concerns over the price, reliability and convenience of electric vehicles.
China to Allow Foreign Ownership of Hospitals
China will let foreign companies own and operate hospitals in some parts of the country as part of an effort to overhaul its health-care system.
China’s Movie Industry: All That Glitters Isn’t Gold
If we just looked at their success, on the surface, the Chinese film industry appears to be flourishing; but there is some cause for concern.
Beijing Independent Film Festival Shut Down by Chinese Authorities
Organizers forced to sign documents promising not to hold festival, as China's crackdown on freedom of speech continues.
Trust-busting in China
Unequal before the law? China’s antitrust crackdown turns ugly, with foreign carmakers at the forefront.
Chinese Gadgets Signal New Era of Innovation
Baseball Bat Sensors, Smart Bathroom Scales.
Can China Save Africa's Elephants?
Poaching has not only reduced elephant populations, but it has also become unsustainable. The problem, beyond how many elephants are being killed, is the lack of surviving males in their prime years.
Heinz Recalls Four Batches of Infant Food in China
Heinz took action after food safety regulators in eastern Zhejiang province said they had found "excessive amounts of lead" in the company's AD Calcium Hi-Protein Cereal.
Can Enigmatic Chinese Businessman Complete Nicaraguan Canal?
As Nicaragua granted a 50-year concession to a new development authority that would build a canal through the country, President Daniel Ortega celebrated a moment that would cement “total and complete independence.”
Foreign Direct Investment Into China Falls to Lowest Level in 2 Years
Government denies that antitrust probes Into overseas companies is to blame.
China’s Carbon Plans: Secrecy and Oversupply Darken Outlook
The world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases risks repeating mistakes made in carbon trading in Europe by flooding its pilot markets with free permits.
Apple Stores User Data in China.
What does it mean for cybersecurity?
China Pushes Cleanup of Banks
Top four lenders are raising capital and 'Bad Banks' are being created to absorb soured loans.
The China Africa Project
08.14.14
China’s Second Continent: The Howard French Interview
China may be sincere in its belief that its engagement in Africa is not neo-colonial or imperial in nature but author Howard French argues that may be what ultimately happens if Beijing continues on its current path. In his provocative new book...
Caixin Media
08.12.14
How Tianjin’s Top Cop Built Web of Corruption Over 40 Years
The fall of the public security chief, Wu Changshun, of the northern port city of Tianjin has rocked the local public security system and shed light on the graft network cultivated by Wu over 40 years.
The Central Discipline Inspection...
China Says Over 150 “Economic Fugitives” at Large in the U.S.
The United States "has become the top destination for Chinese fugitives fleeing the law," the China Daily newspaper said, citing Liao Jinrong, director general of the ministry's International Cooperation Bureau.
China Jails Foreign Sleuths
A Shanghai court sentenced British corporate detective Peter Humphrey to 2.5 years in prison for illegally obtaining private information on Chinese citizens for pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline.
China’s Energetic Enforcement of Antitrust Rules Alarms Foreign Firms
Chinese regulators appear to be energetically expanding enforcement of the antimonopoly law, and foreign companies fear that they could become easy targets.
China Cracks Down on Messaging Apps
China says rules aim to 'Help Build a Clean Cyberspace' and safeguard national security
China Regulator Probes Microsoft, Accenture Offices
Inspection is latest move in country's antitrust investigation of U.S. tech companies.
Chinese Regulators Search Daimler Offices
The German automobile giant Daimler has become the latest multinational company to bear the brunt a Chinese regulatory investigation, confirming on Tuesday that officials from an agency that enforces antimonopoly and pricing rules had searched...
China’s Alibaba Pictures Confirms Zhang Qiang as CEO
Zhang, whose appointment was unofficially announced by the media last month, makes the unusual switch from public sector to private. Since 2011 has been vice president of China Film Group, the state-owned enterprise that dominates film imports...
Forget Samsung, Xiaomi is China’s New Smartphone King
The upstart Chinese smartphone maker has knocked Samsung off its throne in China, shipping more units than its South Korea-based rival for the first time in the second quarter.</p
In Twist, China Stock Market is Haven Amid Storm
When you think of safe-haven investments, Chinese stocks don’t normally come to mind. But shares listed in Shanghai have been soaring recently at a time when most stock markets around the globe have been sliding.
China Using Antimonopoly Law to Pressure Foreign Businesses
China is using its six-year-old antimonopoly law to put foreign businesses under increasing pressure, a development that experts say will intensify as Beijing seeks greater sway over the prices paid by Chinese companies and consumers.