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Jin Liqun, the president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), pictured in November 2017,

How Jin Liqun Charted an Independent Course for China's Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

The AIIB may be the only piece of Xi Jinping-era foreign diplomacy that is ...

The AIIB may be the only piece of Xi Jinping-era foreign diplomacy that is not routinely skewered in the West

Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba Group, gives a speech on Jan. 7, 2020 in Sanya, Hainan province, China.

Jack Ma Spotted Playing Golf in Eastern China, Quelling Fears He Was Detained

For months, speculation over Jack Ma’s whereabouts has run rampant. As it t...

For months, speculation over Jack Ma’s whereabouts has run rampant. As it turns out, the Alibaba founder has been working on his golf game

China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan with Panama’s then President Juan Carlos Varela and First Lady Lorena Castillo in December 2018

The U.S. and China Are Battling for Influence in Latin America, and the Pandemic Has Raised the Stakes

The U.S. is ceding influence in latin America to China

A woman walks along a street near a market in Wuhan, China's central Hubei province on January 19, 2021.

China Marks the Wuhan Lockdown Anniversary Amid Spiraling COVID-19 Cases and With Risky Holiday Travel Looming

One year on, what happened in Wuhan during the COVID-19 lockdown is the cau...

One year on, what happened in Wuhan during the COVID-19 lockdown is the cause of both hope and caution

Jack Ma, founder of Ant Group, attends the inaugural meeting of Zhejiang E-Merchant Bank. Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, June 25, 2015.

Alibaba Founder Jack Ma Resurfaces Months After Vanishing From Public View

Ma’s re-emergence may help quell persistent rumors about his fate while Bei...

Ma’s re-emergence may help quell persistent rumors about his fate while Beijing pursues investigations into Ant and Alibaba

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a press conference organized by the Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus, on July 3, 2020 at the WHO headquarters in Geneva.

China Delays Entry of WHO Team Investigating Origins of COVID-19

The delay by Chinese authorities fuels concern that Beijing is obstructing ...

The delay by Chinese authorities fuels concern that Beijing is obstructing international efforts to trace the origins of a pandemic that has now killed over 1.8 million people worldwide

Ant Group founder Jack Ma attends the 2017 Global Women Entrepreneurs Conference, in Hangzhou city, Zhejiang Province, China, on July 10, 2017.

Where Is Alibaba Founder Jack Ma? What the Saga of One of the World's Richest Men Reveals About China Under Xi Jinping

The Alibaba founder, who is personally worth $48.2 billion, has now not bee...

The Alibaba founder, who is personally worth $48.2 billion, has now not been seen in public for at least two months.