Keith Bradsher
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China’s Power Problems Expose a Strategic Weakness
The country’s energy inefficiency and dependence on climate-damaging coal threaten to damage its image as a reliable manufacturing base.
China Power Outages Close Factories and Threaten Growth
High demand and soaring energy prices have forced some factories to shut down, adding further problems for already snarled global supply chains.
How China Plans to Avert an Evergrande Financial Crisis
Control of the banking system gives Beijing the tools to stop a broader collapse, officials believe, while censorship and police powers can stifle protests.
China Detains Top Executives at a Debt-Laden Conglomerate
The seizure of the top two leaders of HNA comes as speculation swirls over whether Beijing will bail out another troubled giant, Evergrande.
Business groups are divided as China seeks self-reliance.
European companies warned on Thursday that China’s push to replace imports was harmful, but American companies are more eager to cooperate with Beijing.