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World’s foremost index provider alone channelled US$3.7 billion into entities boosting People’s Liberation Army, says congressional report.

The president is increasingly hitting back with tariffs and other measures meant to restrict imports, raising tensions with Beijing.

Development and groundwater pumping are causing land subsidence and heightening the risks of sea level rise.

The Chinese government's aggressive stance towards the United States has raised significant concerns about the security and integrity of the nation's critical infrastructure. According to FBI Director ...

One of the biggest fears that policymakers on Capitol Hill have expressed in their legislation is the potential use of a "back door" for Chinese automakers entering the U.S. auto market by ...

A congressional investigation found that Wall Street used billions of dollars of American retirement savings and other investments to buy shares in index funds that included several blacklisted ...

Minister says move being considered over concerns UK money could finance projects that undermine national security
Ministers are considering blocking British investors from funding emerging technologies in hostile countries if they believe the technology could pose a threat to UK security, the deputy prime minister has said.
Oliver Dowden said on Thursday the government would consult on curbing British investment abroad, after becoming concerned that money from the UK could be used to finance projects that could undermine national security.

From a poetic memoir of social repression to a study of the lasting impact of the Cultural Revolution – these titles are a good place to start if you want to know more about the country and its people
It is the world’s second-biggest economy, the next big threat to global security and a country ruled by an authoritarian regime that is increasingly making its power felt beyond its borders. But the most important part of China is the population of 1.4 billion diverse, tricky and resilient people whose choices are often very distant from the decision-makers in Beijing. These books are an introduction to the forces that have shaped China’s recent past and the people living in its present.
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The investigation focused on BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, and MSCI, a major compiler of stock indexes. Both firms say they violated no laws.

The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party concluded that through investments in index funds, American financial institutions funneled $6.5 billion last year to some 63 Chinese ...