Fears are growing that the Communist Party’s increasing focus on control over information about markets and companies is behind the questioning of firms.
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China Detains Taiwan-Based Publisher in National Security Investigation
Li Yanhe’s publishing company put out books that often cast a critical eye on China’s ruling Communist Party. He disappeared while on a trip to China.
China Accuses Liberal Columnist of Espionage After a Lunch With Diplomat
Dong Yuyu was a longtime writer and editor at a top Chinese Communist Party newspaper who had frequently met with foreign diplomats and journalists.
China Says Chatbots Must Toe the Party Line
The Communist Party outlined draft rules that would set guardrails on the rapidly growing industry of services like ChatGPT.
Pressure Mounts on China to Offer Debt Relief to Poor Countries Facing Default
There was optimism at the spring meetings of the I.M.F. and World Bank that China will make concessions over restructuring its loans.
Politics Complicates Chinese Reaction to U.S. Visit by Taiwan’s President
For Beijing, showing displeasure too openly carries risks, particularly of harming the chances for its preferred party in Taiwan’s coming presidential election.
Taiwan’s President Heads to the U.S., Bracing for China’s Retaliation
President Tsai Ing-wen is expected to meet Speaker Kevin McCarthy next week, risking a show of force from Beijing, which opposes any such exchanges.
In China, Marriage Rates Are Down and ‘Bride Prices’ Are Up
China’s one-child policy has led to too few women. Grooms are now paying more money for wives, in a tradition that has faced growing resistance.
An Anxious Asia Arms for a War It Hopes to Prevent
Doubts about both China and the United States are driving an arms race in the Indo-Pacific with echoes of World War II and new levels of risk.
U.S. Due Diligence Firm Says China Detained Its Employees
Five Chinese nationals were taken away Monday, and the company, which does corporate investigations, and its law firm have been unable to contact them.