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Chinese cars have long been poorly made. But thanks largely to government support — plus access to cheaper batteries and labor — the country now makes attractive, affordable models, like the ...

Liu Jianchao is a Communist Party diplomat skilled at defending tough positions without being pugnacious. He also once hunted fugitive officials abroad.

Asian Cup winner Qatar and new African champion Ivory Coast moved up into the top 40 of the FIFA men’s world rankings.

Researchers used samples from populations deemed by experts and campaigners to be vulnerable to exploitation, including Uyghurs and Tibetans
A genetics journal from a leading scientific publisher has retracted 18 papers from China, in what is thought to be the biggest mass due to concerns about human rights.
The articles were published in Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine (MGGM), a genetics journal published by the US academic publishing company Wiley. The papers were retracted this week after an agreement between the journal’s editor in chief, Suzanne Hart, and the publishing company. In a review process that took over two years, investigators found “inconsistencies” between the research and the consent documentation provided by researchers.

A Chinese Communist Party cell operates out of the Park Avenue headquarters of one of China’s largest investment banks, one of its top bankers claimed in an explosive court case.

‘When I first spotted people sleeping in public, it changed how I thought about China. This woman is using a tourist map as a bedsheet, a plastic bag as a pillow – and an umbrella as a sun screen’


I arrived in China in 2005 with a secondhand camera, a laptop and a plan to try to make a living from photography within a year. In the end, I spent 12 years in Shanghai, where I managed to earn enough from commercial work to do projects of my own.
When I first spotted people sleeping in public, it completely broke the image I had of China. Like many in the west, I had a preconceived idea of the country as an economic monster and of its people working uncomplainingly, like soldiers. While it was true that people started work early and often put in very long hours, those I saw taking naps in the afternoon looked relaxed rather than exhausted – and the practice seemed to be completely accepted rather than frowned upon, as it might have been in Europe. There was a sense of spontaneity and freshness in it. Whereas westerners might try to combat the afternoon slump with an espresso, in Shanghai people appeared more in tune with the rhythms of their bodies and did what came naturally. I understand .

Bloc hoping to close loopholes that allow Moscow to route military technology via third countries
The EU is proposing to sanction companies in mainland China for the first time as part of its latest measures aimed at shutting down loopholes that allow Russia to route military technology via third countries to its weapons factories.
Three companies in mainland China, as well as four in Hong Kong and one in India, are on a 91-page document of companies and individuals who EU member states want to add to a before the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Chinese autonomous vehicle companies have scaled back testing of driverless cars in California, a BI analysis found. These companies face growing scrutiny from US lawmakers.

Wang demonstrated some of his fighting moves in the fantasy action-comedy series American Born Chinese (2023), which also starred Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh. While plot details are under wraps, ...

Report by US-China Economic and Security Review Commission finds the value of roughly 256 Chinese companies on US markets slid 17.5 per cent from 2022.

Remarks by head of trade authority come amid fears UK firms could be undercut ‘to extinction’
The head of Britain’s post-Brexit trade watchdog has said it is ready to follow Brussels in launching an investigation into Chinese companies flooding the market for electric cars, but the government has not asked it to do so.
Oliver Griffiths, the chief executive of the UK’s Trade Remedies Authority (TRA), which advises the government on trade defence, said it was keeping lines of communication open with ministers and had been in close contact with the car industry. “We’ll be ready to go if anyone does come to us,” he told the Guardian in an interview.

Asian American lawmakers are urging Fortune 100 companies to uphold diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts amid backlash from conservative opposition. What it’s about: On Tuesday, the executive ...