Alibaba’s big breakup leads to IPO hopes, staff layoffs
Alibaba will split into six separate entities with individual CEOs and boards, with several opting to pursue stock exchange listings.
Eduardo Jaramillo
Eduardo Jaramillo began learning Mandarin as an exchange student in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 2012, and hasn’t stopped since. He has spent a combined two-and-a-half years in Taiwan and China, and most recently worked at Radio Free Asia as a Communications Specialist. He is currently a graduate student at Georgetown University.
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Can Beijing influence Taiwan’s presidential election through economic coercion?
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Autonomous freight transport company TuSimple pumps the brakes under pressure from Washington.
China’s semiconductor industry can’t quit German optics
Optical systems are crucial to the high-tech machines China needs to manufacture advanced semiconductors. But Chinese optics firms are reliant on foreign supply chains that are coming under growing scrutiny.
Ten takeaways from the first week of Auto Shanghai 2023
China’s biggest auto show is taking place in Shanghai. Here are some of the major developments so far at this year’s event, from new luxury electric vehicles and condensed batteries to flashy concept cars.
What happened to Syngenta’s mega IPO?
The IPO would have been the biggest in the history of the STAR market, but it’s not going ahead, for now, and observers can only speculate as to why.
PAID OFF: Congress says it’s cracking down on Chinese lobbying. The truth is more complicated
New legislation would change the rules around how Chinese companies disclose their lobbying activity, but it might not reduce the amounts they spend on buying influence in the U.S.
The RESTRICT Act could unite TikTok, Tucker Carlson, and Shein
New proposed legislation in the U.S. Congress could stop foreign tech companies from operating in the U.S. Everyone’s talking about TikTok — but the implications for Chinese companies are much broader. Not even Tucker Carlson likes it.
Will China’s EV price war kill some of its car companies?
After Tesla dropped its prices in China, local electric vehicle companies began slashing theirs, too, responding to both market dynamics and government policies. This could spell disaster for some of the smaller firms.