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Is Xi’s Sudden Embrace of Business for Real? China Is Left Guessing.

Reporter USFebruary 22, 2025

When Xi Jinping, China’s leader, made his entrance at a symposium with a group of top entrepreneurs this week, he seemed to be in good spirits. China has had a few good weeks. The artificial intelligence models by the start-up DeepSeek sent U.S. stocks tumbling and Western commentators screaming, “Sputnik moment.” Then an animated film […]

How Trump’s Tariffs Could Reorder Asia Trade and Exclude the U.S.

Reporter USFebruary 21, 2025

As President Trump uses tariffs as a weapon in his quest to even the score on trade with the world, Asia is emerging as target No. 1. And it’s not just because of China. Asia is home to seven countries that run the biggest trade surpluses with the United States, Mr. Trump’s go-to yardstick. It […]

South Korea Bans Downloads of DeepSeek, the Chinese A.I. App

Reporter USFebruary 21, 2025

The South Korean government said on Monday that it had temporarily suspended new downloads of an artificial intelligence chatbot made by DeepSeek, the Chinese company that has sent shock waves through the tech world. On Monday night, the app was not available in the Apple or Google app store in South Korea, although DeepSeek was […]

Trump Dismantles Government Fight Against Foreign Influence Operations

Reporter USFebruary 20, 2025

The Trump administration is targeting government officials who had been flagging foreign interference in U.S. elections, despite continuing concerns that adversaries are stoking political and social divisions by spreading propaganda and disinformation online, current and former government officials said. The administration has already reassigned several dozen officials working on the issue at the Federal Bureau […]

Chinese Hospital Bankruptcies Soar Amid Financial Strains

Reporter USFebruary 20, 2025

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 failing to pay employees. Four months later, a judicial summons said it still had not paid back wages. Finally, in September a paper taped across […]

Porsche Is No Longer a ‘Premium’ Sports Car in China

Reporter USFebruary 20, 2025

After decades of dominating China’s market for high-performance cars with precision engineering, German automakers are losing out to Chinese rivals that have shifted the definition of a high-end car to one that is electric, smart and affordable. Many new Chinese vehicles resemble their German rivals, like the wildly popular Xiaomi SU7, which mimics Porsche’s Taycan. […]

Trump Eyes a Bigger, Better Trade Deal With China

Reporter USFebruary 19, 2025

During the Biden administration, Donald J. Trump would sit in his mirrored and gold-trimmed salon at Mar-a-Lago where he had once hosted China’s leader, Xi Jinping, brooding to visitors about the outcome of the trade agreement he signed with China in 2020. Mr. Trump would castigate “stupid people” in the White House for failing to […]