Latest China Headlines
All the headlines from our China Topic Page, ordered by recency.
China’s Revamp of Anbang Insurance Includes Moving Business to New Company
May 28 2019 // The Chinese government is taking a major step in its efforts to sell a strategic stake in Anbang Insurance Group Co., the acquisitive insurer it took over last year amid a fraud investigation into its former...
China Financial Regulator Sees ‘Very Limited’ Impact from Trade War with U.S.
May 28 2019 // The U.S. escalation of trade tensions won’t solve any of its problems but will create volatility in global markets and hurt the world economy, according to China’s top financial regulator. Higher U.S. tariffs...
Deadly African Swine Fever Now `Endemic’ in Two Regions of China: UN
May 24 2019 // China’s attempts to control African swine fever have been insufficient to stem further spread of the disease, with the deadly pig contagion now endemic in two regions, a United Nations group said. The virus that...
Chemical Multinationals Must Stop Cutting Corners in Sourcing: Report on China Blast
May 22 2019 // A prominent Chinese environmental group has called on chemicals multinationals to stop “cutting corners” by outsourcing business to Chinese suppliers that violate safety regulations after an investigation into...
China’s Ant Financial Provides Health Coverage to 65 Million Clients for Pennies a Month
May 21 2019 // Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. employed about 1.4 million people to peddle policies last year. Yet it’s Jack Ma’s newest online disruptor that is stealing the show — with 50 workers and visions of serving...
Senators Urge Allies to Heed Trump’s Warning on China’s Huawei
May 17 2019 // U.S. senators warned allies that Chinese telecommunications companies such as Huawei Technologies Co. can’t meet security standards for advanced networks due in part to Chinese law that demands cooperation with...
U.S. Blacklisting of China’s Huawei to Disrupt Global Technology Supply Chain
May 16 2019 // The latest U.S. broadside against Huawei that puts the Chinese firm on an exports blacklist threatens to rattle the global tech supply chain, linked closely to the $105 billion business of the world’s top supplier of...
Midwest Farmers Feel Pain of Trade War with China
May 15 2019 // China’s announcement of higher tariffs on $60 billion of American exports — retaliation for President Donald Trump’s latest penalties on Chinese goods — hit particularly hard in the farm belt. China’s...
Trump Readies Security Order Limiting Huawei, Other Foreign Telecoms
May 15 2019 // President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order this week barring U.S. companies from using telecommunications equipment made by firms posing a national security risk, paving the way for a ban on doing...
Deadly African Swine Virus Sends Shock Waves Through Global Food Chain
May 3 2019 // What started with a few dozen dead pigs in northeastern China is sending shock waves through the global food chain. Last August, a farm with fewer than 400 hogs on the outskirts of Shenyang was found to harbor African...
China Plans to Further Relax Rules for Foreign Banks and Insurers
May 1 2019 // China will further relax rules for foreign banks and insurers of all sizes that plan to invest in the domestic industry, the latest round of easing amid efforts to conclude a trade deal with the U.S. The China Banking and...
China’s Swine Virus Epidemic Should Be a Global Concern: Opinion
Apr 25 2019 // It’s a familiar and ominous story. A deadly pathogen with no known cure begins spreading in China. Rather than acknowledge the problem, officials throughout the Chinese government shut down media coverage, while...
Services, Intellectual Property on U.S.-China Trade Talk Agenda for Next Week
Apr 24 2019 // U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will travel to Beijing for trade talks beginning on April 30, the White House said in a statement on Tuesday. It said Chinese Vice Premier...
Swine Virus Causes Panic Among Chinese Farmers as 80% Decide Not to Restock
Apr 23 2019 // Most Chinese hog farms are choosing not to replenish herds as a deadly swine virus continues to spread across the world’s top pork market. More than 80 percent of farms are deciding not to restock, according to...
30 Central Banks, Minus U.S., Call for More Green Financing, Better Climate Risk Assessment
Apr 18 2019 // With insurers shouldering a record $160 billion in climate-related losses from last year alone, a group including 30 central banks called for measures to spur green finance and better assessment of the risks from higher...
U.S. Firms in China Say Trade Deal Must Address Unequal Treatment
Apr 17 2019 // Frustrated U.S. businesses can no longer be counted on as a “positive anchor” in U.S.-China relations, a top U.S. business lobby said on Wednesday, arguing any deal to end trade tensions must address structural...
IMF Officials Urge Governments to Limit Risks to Global Economy
Apr 15 2019 // The International Monetary Fund warned governments not to rock the boat with trade wars and other disruptions at a time when the global economy is already sailing through choppy waters. “We see downside risk and that...
Foreign Insurers Eye China’s $1.6 Trillion Private Pension Business
Apr 12 2019 // Foreign insurers including Generali and Prudential Plc are in early talks with authorities to enter China’s private pensions sector, people with knowledge of the matter said, as Beijing opens up to overseas...
Ant Financial Aims to Disrupt Health Insurance with New Chinese Health ‘Collective’
Apr 11 2019 // Billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Financial has done more than perhaps any company to disrupt China’s gargantuan banking and asset-management industries. Now it’s trying to re-imagine health...
Chinese Authorities Shut Industrial Park After Chemical Blast Kills 78 People
Apr 8 2019 // Authorities are shutting down an eastern China industrial park after 78 people were killed last month by a chemical explosion, the city government said Friday. Local departments have met to discuss how to eliminate...
