China

Consumer

McDonald’s Buys Back a Piece of Its China Business

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McDonald’s bought out the 28% stake of its Chinese business owned by private equity giant Carlyle Group, just as it plans an expansion there.

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

Biden-Xi: An Elaborately Choreographed Thaw

With so much amiss between the U.S. and China (the pandemic, the “balloon incident,” China’s opposing views on the Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Gaza wars, and America’s containment of tech exports to China), expectations may be so lowly rated…

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Technology

ByteDance Is Scaling Back its VR Ambitions

ByteDance is undergoing a sweeping restructuring and scaleback of its VR division, according to a Financial Times report on Tuesday.

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Consumer

Chinese Consumers Are Pulling Back on Big Western Brands

From cosmetics to apparel to tech, Western brands are seeing revenues dip in China as consumers navigate a struggling post-pandemic economy.

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Industrials

European Aluminum Giant Is Fretting a Chinese EV Influx

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While the price of aluminum has climbed off the mat in recent months, it’s still well below the heady days of early 2022.

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Regulation

Chinese Government Puts a New Leash on its Financial Sector

Beijing plans to establish a Central Financial Commission, which will act as a watchdog for the country’s $61 trillion financial sector.

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Geopolitics

Xi Celebrates Belt and Road Initiative with Putin as the West Tunes Out

Chinese President Xi Jinping held a summit this week in Beijing touting his signature diplomatic initiative: the Belt and Road Initiative.

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

A War of Words Erupts Between Milley and Trump Over China

The release of “Peril” led to an extended war of words between U.S. Army General Mark Milley and former U.S. president Donald Trump.

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Electric Vehicles

Chinese EV Suppliers Look to Tap US Market With a Little Help From Friends

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Chinese raw materials companies are cozying up with battery makers in Morocco and South Korea as a way of bypassing US restrictions.

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Geopolitics

China’s Subsidies Draw More International Wrath

The EU plans to launch an antitrust probe into China’s domestic subsidies for steelmakers, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

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Policy & Power

Alibaba’s Logistics Hub in Belgium Hit With the Latest Spying Scrutiny

Belgian authorities are monitoring Alibaba for “possible espionage” at the company’s main European logistics hub.

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Industrials

Blue Origin Grounds Commercial Space Station Plans

Blue Origin is expected to back out of plans to build a commercial space station in conjunction with corporate partners.

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Industrials

The Next Great Sea Battle

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An intense geopolitical fight is raging at the moment, and the future of deep sea mining does hang in the balance.

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Power Corridor

International Court of Justice Weighs Ukraine Vs. Russia

The war is not just on the battlefield – it’s in the courtroom too.

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Electric Vehicles

Tesla Gets Caught In EU-China Crossfire

The EU’s antitrust investigation claims that China is artificially flooding the market with cheap EVs via enormous state subsidies.

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Power Corridor

UN Chief Warns of ‘Great Fracture’ Among Global Powers

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