Edward White

Tuesday, 28 March, 2023

Monday, 27 March, 2023

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC

Deloitte told to ‘learn lesson’ as China vows tougher scrutiny of auditors

Vice-minister tells Big Four firm that Beijing will step up oversight after record fine

Friday, 24 March, 2023

Chinese business & finance

Chinese authorities raid US due diligence firm Mintz

Closure of Beijing office comes as China prepares to welcome international chief executives

Friday, 17 March, 2023

Deloitte & Touche LLP (United States)

China suspends Deloitte’s Beijing office over Huarong audit ‘deficiencies’

Finance ministry says accounting firm failed to assess asset quality of bad-debt manager

Wednesday, 25 January, 2023

Chinese politics & policy

China’s palace politics: Xi loyalists compete for power

A new landscape of political divisions is forming at the top of the Chinese Communist party

Thursday, 19 January, 2023

Coronavirus pandemic

Xi warns of Covid spread as China starts lunar new year migration

President says country entering ‘new phase’ of pandemic with focus turning to rural areas

Tuesday, 17 January, 2023

News in-depthElectric vehicles

China’s carmakers outstrip foreign brands in its electric vehicle boom

Fast-growing companies such as BYD, XPeng, Li Auto and Nio are increasingly favoured by consumers

Wednesday, 4 January, 2023

News in-depthESG investing

China ESG reckoning looms for investors

Sustainability rules and standards common in western jurisdictions are at odds with realities in China

Tuesday, 3 January, 2023

The Big Read

China’s Covid generation: the surging inequality behind Xi’s U-turn

Lockdowns have often been more relentless in rural areas, upending the education of millions and blocking social mobility

Sunday, 1 January, 2023

News in-depthChinese politics & policy

Xi’s credibility ‘badly wounded’ as China’s Covid death toll mounts

Beijing’s war games with Russia and aggression against Taiwan fail to distract from public health crisis

Tuesday, 27 December, 2022

News in-depthSupply chains

Carmakers quietly cut ties with China in supply chain shake-up

International groups are sourcing parts from other markets as fears rise of breakdown in relations with Beijing

Thursday, 15 December, 2022

Coronavirus pandemic

Beijing urged to roll out Covid boosters to avoid 1mn deaths

Report released as economic data reveal impact of lockdowns on output and consumer demand

Wednesday, 14 December, 2022

Coronavirus pandemic

China stops counting asymptomatic cases as Covid crisis deepens

Authorities say they will boost vaccination rates but analysts warn of ‘messy’ exit strategy

Tuesday, 13 December, 2022

Chinese equities

Pharma and funeral stocks rally as investors ride China’s Covid exit wave

Chinese breweries and airlines also back in vogue following lockdown lifts

Tuesday, 13 December, 2022

US-China trade dispute

China hits back at US chip sanctions with WTO dispute

Beijing says move necessary to defend ‘legitimate rights’ in response to Washington’s semiconductor controls

Friday, 9 December, 2022

News in-depthChinese politics & policy

China’s disappearing data stokes fears of hidden Covid wave

Low official case number and death toll puzzle analysts after Beijing lifts Covid testing requirements

Thursday, 8 December, 2022

Chinese politics & policy

Xi hails ‘new era’ in China-Saudi Arabia relations

President pledges to strengthen ties with Gulf as visit coincides with low point between Riyadh and Washington

Thursday, 8 December, 2022

Chinese politics & policy

Beijing running out of fever medication as Covid outbreak spreads

Hospitals ration supplies and long queues form at testing centres as China relaxes restrictions

Wednesday, 7 December, 2022

Coronavirus pandemic

China risks 1mn Covid deaths in ‘winter wave’, modelling shows

Government faces reckoning over failure to vaccinate elderly and boost ICU capacity

Wednesday, 7 December, 2022

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China’s next stage of the pandemic

Brent crude oil falls below $80 for first time since January

Tuesday, 6 December, 2022

News in-depthChinese politics & policy

China’s elderly vaccine refuseniks pose obstacle for Xi Jinping

Nearly 90mn Chinese are insufficiently protected against Covid as Beijing begins to unwind pandemic controls

Monday, 5 December, 2022

Chinese politics & policy

China steps on Washington’s toes as Xi heads to Saudi Arabia

Trip aims to boost Gulf relations five months after US warned Beijing it would not cede Middle East

Friday, 2 December, 2022

The Big Read

The humbling of Xi Jinping

Three years of lockdowns, mass testing and Covid detention centres have finally caused public frustrations to boil over in China

Friday, 2 December, 2022

Global Economy

IMF head warns of ‘exceptional’ uncertainty as zero-Covid hits China’s economy

Beijing rejects US criticism of its pandemic policies as some cities experiment with reopening

Thursday, 1 December, 2022

Coronavirus pandemic

China’s Covid tsar says fight against virus entering ‘new stage’

Sun Chunlan’s comments buoy hopes of Beijing softening pandemic restrictions

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