The Wire China https://www.thewirechina.com/ Mon, 09 Sep 2024 11:59:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cropped-square_logo-32x32.jpg The Wire China https://www.thewirechina.com/ 32 32 The Daily Roundup https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/09/09/the-daily-roundup-september-09-2024/ Mon, 09 Sep 2024 11:59:48 +0000 The Wire https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50969 September 9th, 2024 | Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations.

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Yuan Yang on China’s Gender and Rural-Urban Divides https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/09/08/yuan-yang-on-chinas-gender-and-rural-urban-divides/ Sun, 08 Sep 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Rachel Cheung https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50509 The journalist-turned-lawmaker talks about her book on four women coming of age in modern China, the end of optimism for the younger generations, and being the first Chinese-born British MP.

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China’s Luxury Liquor https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/09/08/chinas-luxury-liquor-china-craft-beer/ Sun, 08 Sep 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Aaron Mc Nicholas https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50521 Craft flavors are growing more popular in China, while foreign brewers see turbulence in the market.

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The Problem With “Overcapacity” in China’s Automotive Industry https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/09/08/the-problem-with-overcapacity-in-chinas-automotive-industry-auto-china/ Sun, 08 Sep 2024 23:00:00 +0000 John Paul Helveston Paul Triolo Jonas Nahm https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50710 The debate over China’s auto exports is bedeviled by narrow definitions and mis-measurement that risks encouraging the wrong policy response.

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Breaking the Bank https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/09/08/breaking-the-bank/ Sun, 08 Sep 2024 23:00:00 +0000 https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50718 Plus, the problem with "overcapacity" in China's automotive industry.

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The Roadblock Facing China’s Self-Driving Vehicles https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/09/08/the-roadblock-facing-chinas-self-driving-vehicles-chinese-autonomous-vehicle/ Sun, 08 Sep 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Rachel Cheung https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50743 How China’s autonomous driving companies fare in foreign markets will depend on whether they can soothe concerns over how they handle data.

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Gaining Currency https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/09/08/gaining-currency-digital-yuan-china/ Sun, 08 Sep 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Rachel Cheung https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50797 Can a central bank digital currency work? China was the first major economy to launch one and, despite several setbacks, is starting to see the digital yuan take off.

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The Daily Roundup https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/09/06/the-daily-roundup-september-6-2024/ Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000 The Wire https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50696 September 6th, 2024 | Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations.

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The Daily Roundup https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/09/05/the-daily-roundup-september-5-2024/ Thu, 05 Sep 2024 12:45:00 +0000 The Wire https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50695 September 5th, 2024 | Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations.

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The Daily Roundup https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/09/04/the-daily-roundup-september-4-2024/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 12:45:00 +0000 The Wire https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50694 September 4th, 2024 | Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations.

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The Daily Roundup https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/09/03/the-daily-roundup-september-3-2024/ Tue, 03 Sep 2024 12:45:34 +0000 The Wire https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50693 September 3rd, 2024 | Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations.

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China’s Banker Blues https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/09/01/chinas-banker-blues-finance-china/ Sun, 01 Sep 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Aaron Mc Nicholas https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=49281 China’s finance professionals are having to accept their days of high pay may be numbered.

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Why Reading U.S.-China History Right Matters https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/09/01/why-reading-u-s-china-history-right-matters/ Sun, 01 Sep 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Ali Wyne https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50070 Those who argue that U.S. policymakers “allowed” China to rise too easily may overestimate Washington’s power. That misjudgment has implications for future American policy.

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Jeffrey Ding on the Spread of AI https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/09/01/jeffrey-ding-on-the-spread-of-ai/ Sun, 01 Sep 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Eliot Chen https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50234 The political scientist tells us why we shouldn't just focus on how good countries are at innovation — but how well they adopt new technologies.

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China Policy: What Comes Next? https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/09/01/china-policy-what-comes-next/ Sun, 01 Sep 2024 23:00:00 +0000 The Wire https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50427 Is it time for the U.S. to temper its policies towards China? Or is the U.S. just hitting its stride? With the election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris just around the corner, we asked more than a dozen experts and policy makers: Where should the next U.S. president go from here?

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Presidential Priorities https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/09/01/presidential-priorities/ Sun, 01 Sep 2024 23:00:00 +0000 https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50429 Plus, the hottest new video game is based on a classic Chinese novel.

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How Wukong’s Success Could Transform China’s Video Games Industry https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/09/01/how-wukongs-success-could-transform-chinas-video-games-industry-black-myth-wukong-game-science/ Sun, 01 Sep 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Eliot Chen https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50468 A game based on a classic Chinese novel has gained global popularity while meeting Beijing’s vision for the sector’s future.

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The Daily Roundup https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/30/the-daily-roundup-august-30-2024/ Fri, 30 Aug 2024 12:33:10 +0000 The Wire https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50508 August 30th, 2024 | Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations.

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The Daily Roundup https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/29/the-daily-roundup-august-29-2024/ Thu, 29 Aug 2024 12:02:53 +0000 The Wire https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50458 August 29th, 2024 | Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations.

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The Daily Roundup https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/28/the-daily-roundup-august-28-2024/ Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:50:55 +0000 The Wire https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50435 August 28th, 2024 | Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations.

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The Daily Roundup https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/27/the-daily-roundup-august-27-2024/ Tue, 27 Aug 2024 12:26:35 +0000 The Wire https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50406 August 27th, 2024 | Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations.

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The Daily Roundup https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/26/the-daily-roundup-august-26-2024/ Mon, 26 Aug 2024 12:28:30 +0000 The Wire https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50340 August 26th, 2024 | Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations.

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China’s Port Power https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/25/chinas-port-power-chancay-port-peru/ Sun, 25 Aug 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Eliot Chen https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=49333 A massive new Chinese-owned port in Peru is set to extend the country’s influence in South America.

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Ed Conway on Living in the Material World https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/25/ed-conway-on-living-in-the-material-world/ Sun, 25 Aug 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Andrew Peaple https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=49400 The economics journalist talks about his travels to see how the substances we need for modern life are extracted and produced, the trade-offs involved and the fragility of so many of the supply chains and systems on which we rely.

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The China Risk in Index Funds https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/25/the-china-risk-in-index-funds/ Sun, 25 Aug 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Aaron Mc Nicholas https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=49405 A look into how funds that track major indexes could be investing in companies with controversial links in China.

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The WuXi Way https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/25/the-wuxi-way/ Sun, 25 Aug 2024 23:00:00 +0000 https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50118 WuXi AppTec is the most important drugmaker American patients have never heard of.

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Could Kamala Harris Be the Next Richard Nixon? https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/25/could-kamala-harris-be-the-next-richard-nixon/ Sun, 25 Aug 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Stephen S. Roach https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50161 The looming superpower clash between the United States and China begs for another strategic breakthrough.

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WuXi Waylaid https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/25/wuxi-waylaid-wuxi-apptec-biosecure-act/ Sun, 25 Aug 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Eliot Chen https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50209 When Congress resumes next month, the BioSecure Act will be one of its top priorities. The bill, which could dramatically reorder the global pharmaceutical supply chain, is the latest example of the U.S. trying to exorcize China from its supply chains, and it will have a profound effect on WuXi Apptec, the most important drugmaker American patients have never heard of.

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The Daily Roundup https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/23/the-daily-roundup-august-23-2024/ Fri, 23 Aug 2024 12:45:00 +0000 The Wire https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50054 August 23rd, 2024 | Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations.

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The Daily Roundup https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/22/the-daily-roundup-august-22-2024/ Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +0000 The Wire https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50053 August 22nd, 2024 | Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations.

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The Daily Roundup https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/21/the-daily-roundup-august-21-2024/ Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:45:00 +0000 The Wire https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50052 August 21st, 2024 | Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations.

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The Daily Roundup https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/20/the-daily-roundup-august-20-2024/ Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:45:00 +0000 The Wire https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50051 August 20th, 2024 | Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations.

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The Daily Roundup https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/19/the-daily-roundup-august-19-2024/ Mon, 19 Aug 2024 12:45:00 +0000 The Wire https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=50048 August 19th, 2024 | Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations.

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David Zweig on the Academic Chill Between the U.S. and China https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/18/david-zweig-on-the-academic-chill-between-the-u-s-and-china/ Sun, 18 Aug 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Andrew Peaple https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=49366 The social scientist and author discusses the fallout from the Trump administration’s China Initiative and how the U.S. should approach academic links with its strategic rival.

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China’s Chip Consolidation https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/18/chinas-chip-consolidation-semiconductor-firms/ Sun, 18 Aug 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Rachel Cheung https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=49404 Beijing is weeding out bad actors in the semiconductor industry and concentrating its resources on well-established firms.

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Clean Tech 2.0 https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/18/clean-tech-2-0/ Sun, 18 Aug 2024 23:00:00 +0000 https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=49747 Can the U.S. leapfrog China on green tech?

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Who’s Who in the Rare Earth Industry https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/18/whos-who-in-the-rare-earth-industry-china/ Sun, 18 Aug 2024 23:00:00 +0000 The Wire https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=49836 China has a virtual monopoly over midstream processing of rare earths.

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The Green Leap https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/18/the-green-leap-china-renewable-energy/ Sun, 18 Aug 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Brent Crane https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=49873 From solar panels to electric vehicles, China dominates several of the technologies needed for the green energy transition. But can the U.S. find a way to leapfrog China and win the next generation of clean tech?

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China Must Rein in Local Governments https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/18/china-must-rein-in-local-governments/ Sun, 18 Aug 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Huang Yiping https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=49896 The decentralization of decision-making was essential to China’s economic boom in its early years, but further economic reform will require the central government to reassert control.

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The Daily Roundup https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/16/the-daily-roundup-august-16-2024/ Fri, 16 Aug 2024 12:28:30 +0000 The Wire https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=49956 August 16th, 2024 | Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations.

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The Daily Roundup https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/15/the-daily-roundup-august-15-2024/ Thu, 15 Aug 2024 12:35:31 +0000 The Wire https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=49894 August 15th, 2024 | Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations.

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The Daily Roundup https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/14/the-daily-roundup-august-14-2024/ Wed, 14 Aug 2024 12:22:51 +0000 The Wire https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=49867 August 14th, 2024 | Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations.

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The Daily Roundup https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/13/the-daily-roundup-august-13-2024/ Tue, 13 Aug 2024 12:10:46 +0000 The Wire https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=49822 August 13th, 2024 | Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations.

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The Daily Roundup https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/12/the-daily-roundup-august-12-2024/ Mon, 12 Aug 2024 12:19:57 +0000 The Wire https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=49794 August 12th, 2024 | Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations.

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The Daily Roundup https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/09/the-daily-roundup-august-9-2024/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 12:45:00 +0000 The Wire https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=49622 August 9th, 2024 | Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations.

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Walz’s China Chops https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/08/walzs-china-chops-tim-walz/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0000 Eliot Chen https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=49635 A look at Tim Walz's China background.

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The Daily Roundup https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/08/the-daily-roundup-august-8-2024/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 12:45:00 +0000 The Wire https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=49621 August 8th, 2024 | Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations.

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The Daily Roundup https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/07/the-daily-roundup-august-7-2024/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 12:45:00 +0000 The Wire https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=49620 August 7th, 2024 | Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations.

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The Daily Roundup https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/06/the-daily-roundup-august-6-2024/ Tue, 06 Aug 2024 12:45:00 +0000 The Wire https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=49619 August 6th, 2024 | Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations.

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The Daily Roundup https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/05/the-daily-roundup-august-5-2024/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 12:45:00 +0000 The Wire https://www.thewirechina.com/?p=49559 August 5th, 2024 | Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations.

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