Michael Zhuang

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Businesses Seek Redress After Chinese Plastics Trading Platform Exposes Prepayment Risks

Business owners gather in Shanghai on April 20, 2026. Video screenshot by The Epoch TimesWhat began as a seemingly reliable…

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China’s Auto Sector in Crisis as Dealers Rack Up Losses, Sales Plunge

People look at a Volkswagen car on display at a showroom in Beijing on May 10, 2020. Noel Celis/AFP via…

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China Bank Hiring Ad Sparks Backlash Over Height Rule, Athlete Requirement

A Chinese bank employee counts 100-yuan notes and 100-U.S. dollar bills at a bank counter in Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China,…

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China Imposes New Security Curbs After Alleged Supercomputing Data Breach

Security officials walk along a hallway at the Great Hall of the People amid preparatory meetings for the third session…

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China’s Textile Hubs Strained as Rising Oil Costs and Falling Orders Squeeze Factories

A worker hauls rolls of fabric after unloading them at a warehouse in a textile industrial park in Shaoxing, in…

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China’s Economic Slowdown Hits Jobs, Wages, and Confidence

Job seekers learn about employment at a job fair in Qingzhou, Shandong Province, China, on Jan. 29, 2023. CFOTO/Future Publishing…

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Hundreds of Retired Chinese Workers Protest Over Pensions and Health Benefits

More than 200 retired workers from a state-owned farm in northeastern China took to the streets last week, accusing their…

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Vanke Probe Widens as Executives Detained, Deepening China Property Woes

A man stands outside the construction site of a residential complex being built by Chinese real estate developer Vanke in…

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China to Require Retirees to Pay Into Long-Term Care Insurance

Retired senior citizens in China, in this file photo. Kevin Frayer/Getty ImagesThe Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has unveiled a long-term…

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ByteDance Denies Wuhan Layoff Rumors as Pressures Mount on China’s Tech Sector

Analysts said the business environment that fueled the kind of growth ByteDance had experienced has shifted.People walk past the headquarters…

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China Unveils Development Plan for ‘Revolutionary Base Areas’ Amid Fiscal Strain

Analysts said Beijing is shifting costs to wealthier regions as slowing growth and rising debt strain public finances.People wearing Red…

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