Deaths Among Chinese Communist Party Elites Rise as COVID-19 Wave Hits China

In addition to Yang, those who’ve died over the past few weeks include Zhou Zhichun, former deputy chief editor and vice president for the state-owned China Youth Daily; politician Zhu Zhihong, who once chaired the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference

Detention of Chinese Insurance Company Chief Not Without Risks

William Ide and Joyce Huang  |  Voices of America China’s recent detention of Wu Xiaohui, head of the massive insurance conglomerate Anbang Insurance company, is seen by some as a crucial turning point in Chinese President Xi Jinping’s crackdown on wealthy corrupt business people, or “big crocodiles” as they are called here. But that turning point is […]

Collaborate With Trump, or Prepare to Retaliate? Chinese CEOs Differ

Saibal Dasgupta  |  VOA Voice of America BEIJING — China’s top corporate executives are divided about how to handle investments in United States under the forthcoming Donald Trump presidency. Opinions being voiced are as diverse as chocolate and poison. Some prefer collaboration with the new administration, while other business leaders advocate retaliation if Trump takes adverse […]