Foreign firms want Chinese boffins. America and China may have other plans
Baidu is leaving Western carmakers in the dust
It hopes to succeed where others have failed
Its leaders want to make business less volatile—and easier to control
Overcapacity is leading to soaring bankruptcies
It faces a slowing economy, stiffening competition and angry merchants
What China’s biggest distiller, brewer and water-bottler say about its economy
It is setting standards for everything from 6G to quantum computing
That is making Western policymakers anxious
Taiwan’s giant chipmaker must balance demands from America, China and home