China

Chinese city Xian battles COVID-19 peak for the year

China's industrial and tech hub of Xian reported on Thursday more than 100 new cases of COVID-19, taking its tally of locally transmitted infections to the highest in any Chinese city this year.

Walmart sparks public outcry in China over products from Xinjiang

Walmart Inc., the world’s largest retailer, became the latest Western company to face scrutiny over its handling of business involving Xinjiang, following the passage of a U.S. law that virtually bans all imports from the northwestern Chinese region over forced-labor and human-rights concerns.

Asian insurer FWD moves to shelve U.S. IPO

Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li’s FWD Group Holdings Ltd. has moved to withdraw its multibillion-dollar initial public offering in New York, the company said, amid rising tensions between China and the U.S.

Biden admin says Huawei is 'national security threat'

After an investigation into Chinese tech giant Huawei linked the massive company to mass surveillance campaigns by the Chinese Communist Party, the National Security Council says the White House is as cautious as ever toward the enigmatic conglomerate.