Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Chinese business & finance myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Four of China’s biggest banks will raise a combined Rmb520bn ($72bn) through share sales to investors including the Ministry of Finance, as Beijing seeks to shore up its vast banking sector against pressing … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump has imposed a swath of tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, sparking retaliation from Beijing and sending stock markets lower as fears mount over a trade war. In the most sweeping … Read more
Bonnie Glaser has spent decades working on issues related to Asia-Pacific geopolitics and US policy. She is managing director of the German Marshall Fund’s Indo-Pacific programme, a non-resident fellow with the Lowy Institute, a senior associate with the Pacific Forum, and co-author of US-Taiwan Relations: Will China’s Challenge Lead to a Crisis? This interview first … Read more
After three decades of distinguished work in the United States, world-leading cancer researcher Sun Shao-Cong has returned to China to establish a new lab in Beijing, following what a source said were investigations of him by the US government. Sun joined the Chinese Institutes for Medical Research (CIMR) as a distinguished investigator in July, he … Read more
Beijing is set to spend 33 billion yuan (US$4.6 billion) building a 12-inch wafer fabrication facility, led by state-owned enterprises and funds, marking another step in China’s efforts to boost domestic semiconductor production Leading firms involved in the new facility include Beijing Yandong Microelectronics (YDME), which is listed on Shanghai’s Star Market, and BOE Technology, … Read more