What Slowdown? Xi Says China Must Win the Global Tech Race.
Throughout China’s annual legislative meeting, the national leader Xi Jinping made clear that he wants nothing to hold back his plans for China to march past its rivals by becoming…
U.S. Judge Finds China Liable for Covid Missteps, Imposes $24 Billion Penalty
A federal judge in Missouri found the Chinese government responsible for covering up the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and hoarding protective equipment in a ruling on Friday. He entered…
Chinese Company to Single Workers: Get Married or Get Out
The ideal worker at the Chinese chemical manufacturer, according to the internal memo, is hardworking, virtuous and loyal. And — perhaps most important — willing to have children for the…
Chinese Hospital Bankruptcies Soar Amid Financial Strains
Legal warnings posted on the door of a private, for-profit hospital in eastern China tracked its descent into financial failure. Huiren Hospital in the city of Suqian was warned for…
Cuts to U.S.-Backed Rights Groups Seen as a Win for China
The nonprofit groups track the imprisonment of Chinese political dissidents and the expansion of state censorship. They speak out for persecuted minority groups like the Uyghurs and Tibetans. And they…
Ex-N.Y. Official Accused of Working for China Faces Bribery Allegation
Linda Sun, a former aide to two New York governors, faces new allegations related to charges that she used her position to benefit the Chinese government, according to a superseding…
Chinese Companies Use Legal Threats to Halt Foreign Research
A little over a year ago, a group of researchers at Sheffield Hallam University in England published a report documenting a Chinese clothing company’s potential ties to forced labor. Members…
DeepSeek’s Answers Include Chinese Propaganda, Researchers Say
If you’re among the millions of people who have downloaded DeepSeek, the free new chatbot from China powered by artificial intelligence, know this: The answers it gives you will largely…
C.I.A. Now Favors Lab Leak Theory to Explain Covid’s Origins
The C.I.A. has said for years that it did not have enough information to conclude whether the Covid pandemic emerged naturally from a wet market in Wuhan, China, or from…
Rubio Oversees Halt to Foreign Aid and Meets With Asian Diplomats on Day 1
Secretary of State Marco Rubio walked into the State Department on Tuesday for the first time in his new job, taking the reins of the main agency carrying out U.S.…