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    Eleanor Olcott

    China Correspondent

    Eleanor Olcott writes about Chinese technology for the FT. Before joining the FT, she was a China policy analyst at the financial research firm TS Lombard.
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    • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
      Starbucks Corp
      Starbucks braced for price war in China as rivals pile into coffee market

      Chains backed by private equity bet consumers will turn social pastime into daily routine

    • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
      Tencent Holdings Ltd
      Tencent returns to growth as China emerges from Covid lockdowns

      Tech group forecasts uptick in online businesses as consumer spending rises

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      Inside BusinessDidi Chuxing
      Didi fights back in China

      Ride-hailing group bounces back after 18-month ban on signing up new customers

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      Taiwan
      Taiwan loses diplomatic ally as Honduras confirms link to China

      Central American nation was one of Taipei’s last partners in Washington’s backyard

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      US-China trade dispute
      Chinese AI groups use cloud services to evade US chip export controls

      Surveillance companies targeted with sanctions have found other ways to access restricted technology

    • Friday, 3 March, 2023
      Chinese business & finance
      Tencent boss Pony Ma left out of China’s signature political gathering

      Absence from National People’s Congress highlights sidelining of internet giants

    • Monday, 20 February, 2023
      News in-depthArtificial intelligence
      China plays catch-up to ChatGPT as hype builds around AI

      Baidu and Alibaba tout innovations but are disadvantaged by lack of suitable data and computing power

    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      Shein
      Shein gives investors lofty revenue projections as it prepares for IPO

      Online fashion group projects sales of $60bn by 2025 even as competition grows and its valuation tumbles

    • Wednesday, 15 February, 2023
      Covid-19 vaccines
      CanSino says vaccine demand down after China’s mass Covid infections

      Pharma group hopes for approval of mRNA vaccine for booster shots

    • Wednesday, 8 February, 2023
      Chinese business & finance
      Popeyes re-enters China to take on KFC in fried-chicken fight

      Fast-food chains hope to capitalise on cheap rents for retail space left vacant by Covid lockdowns

    • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
      News in-depthChinese politics & policy
      Chinese spy balloon furore puts focus on Xi Jinping’s leadership

      Concerns emerge about decision-making at top of Beijing’s policy apparatus

    • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
      US-China relations
      Violent end to spy balloon flight dashes chance of US-China reset

      Uncertainty in Washington over whether Xi Jinping was aware of surveillance mission

    • Saturday, 4 February, 2023
      US-China relations
      Blinken cancels China trip following discovery of spy balloon

      US secretary of state calls it ‘irresponsible act’ as Beijing denies espionage claims and insists it is ‘civilian airship’

    • Friday, 3 February, 2023
      News in-depthChinese society
      China’s ‘big white’ pandemic workers reel from end of zero-Covid

      Migrant labourers who formed backbone of antivirus effort stranded after Beijing scrapped restrictions

    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      News in-depthChinese society
      China’s singles fight family pressure to get married as population declines

      Youth share tips on parrying pushy parental inquiries about having children during lunar new year

    • Monday, 23 January, 2023
      News in-depthCoronavirus treatment
      Rural China runs short of Covid drugs over lunar new year holiday

      Officials row with Pfizer over price as villages struggle to obtain antiviral medication

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      InterviewElectric vehicles
      Taiwan’s Gogoro signs deal to test EV battery-swapping in India

      Early adoption of electric cars has been partly hindered by sparse coverage of charging stations

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      Chinese society
      China’s population falls in historic shift

      First decline in 60 years set to have long-term consequences for domestic and global economies

    • Monday, 16 January, 2023
      Didi Chuxing
      Didi resumes new customer sign-ups as China eases tech crackdown

      Ride-hailing group was forced to delist within a year of New York debut

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd
      TSMC gives cautious outlook despite strong earnings

      Chipmaker bucks weak sales in sector as pandemic electronics boom fades

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      Coronavirus pandemic
      China suspends travel visas from Japan and S Korea over Covid curbs

      Beijing accuses countries of ‘political manipulation’ for introducing testing requirements during exit wave

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      Pfizer Inc
      Pfizer gears up to make Covid drug Paxlovid in China

      Demand for antiviral treatment has rocketed after jump in infections following Beijing policy U-turn

    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
      News in-depthChinese business & finance
      Tech investors wary of China’s charm offensive to attract funding

      Beijing about-face met with caution after brutal regulatory campaign to tame large internet groups

    • 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

    • Friday, 30 December, 2022
      News in-depthChinese society
      Covid and crackdowns muffle China’s live music scene

      Industry takes stock of damage wrought by years of lockdowns and curbs on gatherings

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