Fraying ties between Beijing and the West have become the biggest worry for U.S. and European businesses in China, reports from a pair of business groups said this week. “This Beijing-Washington dialogue—they need to work this out." @Trefor1@AmChamShon.wsj.com/3ijoIZ9
@Trefor1@AmChamSh Worsening bilateral ties now overshadow the rise of Chinese competitors (58%), China’s slowing economy (49%) and increasing labor costs (38%) as the main source of anxiety for U.S. companies operating in China. @Trefor1on.wsj.com/3ijoIZ9
@Trefor1@AmChamSh The European Chamber is also concerned. “There now seems to be a growing list of sectors that either restrict foreign investment, or in which support is provided to China’s national champions to the extent that it squeezes out any potential…competition." on.wsj.com/3ijoIZ9
@Trefor1@AmChamSh Despite the politics, decoupling remains unlikely for most American businesses, with 59% expressing optimism about their prospects in China and 70% saying they have no intention of shifting production. “The growth story here in China is still very strong." on.wsj.com/3ijoIZ9
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
@hannahmiao_ @ByXiaoXiao @TByGraceZhu Signs of weakness in China’s economy stretched into August, adding pressure on Beijing to step up efforts to stimulate near-term growth. wsj.com/economy/chinas…
@hannahmiao_ @ByXiaoXiao @TByGraceZhu Momentum in retail sales, industrial production and investment all slowed, while unemployment ticked up and the housing market continued to struggle, according to data released Monday by the National Bureau of Statistics. wsj.com/economy/chinas…
How China’s New Naval and Air Sites Would Aid an Attack on Taiwan—Satellite images show major infrastructure expansion, including on the Taiwan Strait
@NiharikaSM wsj.com/world/china/ch… wsj.com/world/china/ch…
@NiharikaSM China is undertaking a large-scale build-out of infrastructure along its east coast, including air and naval sites that show its growing readiness for a potential conflict over Taiwan. wsj.com/world/china/ch…
@NiharikaSM Satellite images and other open-source material examined by The Wall Street Journal illustrate how these facilities would strengthen China’s hand if it launched an invasion of the island democracy. wsj.com/world/china/ch…
China Ups Surveillance of Troubled People to Quell Rising Unrest—Communist Party’s new ‘society work’ agency helps with emotional and economic setbacks while monitoring dissatisfied people
@ByChunHan @shenlulushen wsj.com/world/china/ch… wsj.com/world/china/ch…
@ByChunHan @shenlulushen A 68-year-old man in China’s Zhejiang province barged into a local government office last year and declared he couldn’t go on living. His neighbors were bullying him, he claimed, and he threatened to take revenge. wsj.com/world/china/ch…
@ByChunHan @shenlulushen The man had served a prison term, was financially strained and estranged from family—what Chinese authorities call a “five-loss individual”: someone with life setbacks, investment failures, family disputes, mental disorders or “emotional imbalance.” wsj.com/world/china/ch…
“Navigating the President’s Policy Whiplash on China—Is it a trade war or a big deal? Six months into his second term, President Trump’s China policy seems to be a bit of both—and neither.”
@Lingling_Wei wsjchina.cmail20.com/t/d-e-suhslt-d…
@Lingling_Wei You could feel that sense of strategic whiplash everywhere at last week’s Aspen Security Forum. A main question many asked wasn't just what the White House would do next on China, but whether it had a coherent plan at all. wsjchina.cmail20.com/t/d-e-suhslt-d…
@Lingling_Wei The contrast with Beijing couldn't be starker. While Washington dithers, China is playing hardball, using its economic leverage—from dominance in critical minerals to its chokehold on supply chains—to pressure the West. wsjchina.cmail20.com/t/d-e-suhslt-d…
How the Trauma of the One-Child Policy Lingers in China—Beijing tends to brush off the impact of its policies, be it its Covid restrictions or the Great Leap Forward, urging citizens to look ahead. But the one-child policy is hard to shake off.
@QiLiyan wsjchina.cmail20.com/t/d-e-skdlhly-…
@QiLiyan “For one thing, it accelerated the demographic bind China faces of now–dropping birthrates and a rapidly aging population. The policies to control the population have given way to new ones to strongly encourage births.” wsjchina.cmail20.com/t/d-e-skdlhly-…
@QiLiyan “The one-child policy, abandoned in 2016, has left a hole in Chinese society: Millions of baby girls were never born and more than 150,000 Chinese children, mostly girls, were sent overseas for adoption. Beijing ended foreign adoptions last year.” wsjchina.cmail20.com/t/d-e-skdlhly-…
Chinese AI Companies Dodge U.S. Chip Curbs by Flying Suitcases of Hard Drives Abroad—Engineers carry data to countries where Nvidia chips are available, frustrating Washington’s aims
@raffaelehuang @lizalinwsj wsj.com/tech/china-ai-… wsj.com/tech/china-ai-…
@raffaelehuang @lizalinwsj KUALA LUMPUR—In March, four Chinese engineers flew to Malaysia from Beijing, each carrying a suitcase packed with 15 hard drives. The drives contained 80 terabytes of spreadsheets, images and video clips for training an artificial-intelligence model. wsj.com/tech/china-ai-…
@raffaelehuang @lizalinwsj At a Malaysian data center, the engineers’ employer had rented about 300 servers containing advanced Nvidia chips. The engineers fed the data into the servers, planning to build the AI model and bring it back home. wsj.com/tech/china-ai-…