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To Rein in China’s Banks, Xi Uses Familiar Playbook

To a man with a hammer, a renowned psychologist once posited, everything looks like a nail.For most of his decade in power, Xi Jinping, China’s leader, has usually arrived at […]




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Bao Fan, Banker in China Who Vanished, Is Said to Be Aiding Inquiry

China Renaissance Holdings said Sunday that its chief executive, Bao Fan, a prominent investment banker in China, was cooperating with a government investigation, weeks after the company had announced it […]




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China’s Tech Rainmaker Vanishes, and So Does Business Confidence

On Valentine’s Day in 2015, two of China’s biggest ride-hailing start-ups, one backed by the tech giant Alibaba and the other by Tencent, announced they would merge after burning through […]