This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: COVID-19 reemerges in the city of Shijiazhuang, a former top financial official is sentenced to death, and the death of a young employee has many questioning the effects of China’s incredibly demanding work culture.
In addition, we speak with Caixin Global managing editor Doug Young about China’s leading chipmaker, SMIC, and how internal clashes have spurred resignations from the executive suite.