Eduardo Jaramillo is a staff writer at The China Project. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in History and East Asian Studies from Bowdoin College, and a Master of Arts in Asian Studies from Georgetown University. He has spent a combined two-and-a-half years in Taiwan and China, and now lives in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
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.
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.
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.
China is the world leader in online retail, and its ecommerce firms are venturing out into the world. As two major firms battle it out on the global stage, what are the stakes, and how will ecommerce competition within China affect their performance?
Business briefs from the Chinese media — Thursday March 16
Nearly a quarter of China’s 98 central state-owned enterprises were audited by KPMG, PwC, Deloitte, or Ernst & Young in 2021. They might lose these customers, which would be a bad look, but perhaps not terrible for their bottom lines.
Seven Chinese autonomous vehicle companies tested their vehicles in California last year, collectively covering over 450,000 miles of roads. But as U.S. policymakers become more focused on espionage and surveillance, the Chinese companies testing in the Golden State may be on borrowed time.
A hefty Nasdaq listing for a Chinese company in the autonomous vehicle ecosystem signals growth for the sector at large. Here’s a list of the leading Chinese companies.
The U.S. has begun boosting its own pharma capabilities to reduce dependence on China, and has sanctioned Chinese firms over bioethical concerns. A new Congressional commission may recommend further measures — but it would likely come back to bite American industry.