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China Inc by BBW — 102 episodes

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Beneath the radar: How Chinese solar makers and IPO hopefuls are surviving the turbulent U.S. market

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RedNote separates its China business, while Texas Chicken plots a massive China entry

3

How China’s trade surplus is floating Hong Kong equities, even as Western bulls retreat

4

China's NEV slowdown, and a dating app rejects AI

5

China's changing consumer economy: A fintech lending crackdown and a toothpaste IPO

6

Involution in China consumer market sparks new ‘Races to the bottom’

7

Beijing and Washington squeeze fading market for Chinese IPOs in U.S.

8

China cultivates ‘joy economy’ with new focus on contentment

9

Brewing consolidation and drilling for growth: China’s coffee and dental sectors face new realities

10

China’s franchising boom cooks up new giants, leaves mid-tier Western chains behind

11

Survival and protectionism: Dingdong surrenders to Meituan as India blocks a Chinese buyout

12

Alibaba bets on AI chips, as LVMH exits China duty free

13

Chinese firms resume global dealmaking, as a top lender stalls

14

Empty towers and full plates: China’s office glut and its dumpling king

15

China prunes export incentives, as BYD takes global NEV crown

16

China’s property debt crisis muddles on, as profits evade the pet economy

17

Meta cuts Manus free from China, as regional lender gets premium bailout

18

Regulatory caution dims Hong Kong SPAC outlook, while Chinese tastes drive out foreign brands

19

Hong Kong’s IPO rally under scrutiny, as ZTE hits new U.S. headwinds

20

Foreign firms face China's cutthroat competition, while AI threatens knowledge platform Zhihu

21

A Chinese EV giant’s financing reckoning, and a stock broker’s commodities pivot

22

Harrods retreats from Shanghai as Chinese private colleges face degree of reckoning

23

Luckin Coffee eyes global leap as China’s Double 11 loses its luster

24

China's corporate pivots: Alibaba's food delivery gambit and WuXi AppTec’s geopolitical hedge

25

From classroom crackdowns to shifting cabin crews, China adapts to new realities

26

From green energy to property woes, China turns to financial engineering

27

From software to the skies, China’s self-sufficiency drive meets economic reality

28

China bets big on stocks as consumers fret over pre-made food

29

Nasdaq gets tough on small Chinese IPOs, as an AI-fueled energy storage boom takes off

30

Cango to build on bitcoin mining foundation with HPC pivot

31

China tech: virtualizing debt, AI for daters

32

Dancing robots and K-pop diplomacy: China's economic and social gambits

33

China’s state-driven stocks, and its corporate wars abroad

34

China moves to end solar bloodbath, as East Buy chases warehouse club crown

35

China plays defense on EV batteries, offense on hydrogen

36

China's changing tastes buffet western brands as Ant Group faces old headwinds

37

JD.com flees China’s brutal retail wars for Europe, as Beijing fails to tame price-cutting at home

38

Apple's China puzzle and an African phone pioneer’s peril

39

From Delhi risks to a domestic dairy bust

40

China’s new investment playbook: VCs chase crypto as a travel upstart eyes New York

41

Private healthcare's unclear road, and a surging cosmetic surgeon

42

Hong Kong: China’s IPO pipeline and crypto lab

43

Macao's end of an era, and a ghost ship in search of a business

44

Labubu fever, and a skincare brawl

45

WeRide's big share repurchase, and Huawei's PC Harmony

46

Zeekr's Buyout Stalls, and Chagee's Returns Cool

47

Russia's Chinese Car Indigestion, and the Fall of a Chinese Chip Magnate

48

Starbucks Seeks a China Partner, and Vaping Looks to Diversify

49

Uber's Chinese Robotaxi Romance, and Webull's Strong Debut

50

A Bagel Success Story, and a Red Bull Slayer

51

Delisting Speculation, and a New Tea Listing

52

Fintech Lender Rebound, and a Hotel Mess

53

TikTok in Limbo, and Xiaomi's EV Crisis

54

A Hydrogen Listing, and a New China Toy Story

55

Soaring Stock Brokers, and Rising Tobacco

56

New solar policy support, and a stock market cleanup

57

The Nationalism Factor, and a Forced Asset Sale

58

China's Takeout Delivery Market Gets a Shakeup

59

China’s Box Office Devil Ne Zha, and Burger King's China Flip

60

An Apple Anti-Trust Probe, and Hong Kong's Second SPAC Merger

61

McKinsey Weighs China Exit, and Shenzhen Rescues Vanke

62

A Drug Company's Forced Sales, and a Family Feud in Shanghai

63

What's Ahead for China Inc. Under Trump 2.0?

64

Alibaba's Sun Art Sale, and a China-Kazakhstan Dual Listing

65

A Shifting IPO Tide, and China Stocks Get Cold Shoulder in Europe

66

Bubble Tea IPOs Come Back, and an Nvidia Supplier Booms

67

GM’s China Charge, and Nvidia’s Antitrust Probe

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Two IPOs: One in Autonomous Driving and One in Gold

69

A McDonald's Valuation Downsize, and New Medical Plan Additions

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A Travel IPO and a Plan to Export Used Chinese Cars

71

China Inc Under Trump, and a Property Developer's Rapid

72

CICC Probed by Regulator, and Huawei Trials New Harmony OS

73

Two Autonomous Driving IPOs, and Alibaba Sheds a 'New Retail' Asset

74

A Reprieve for Car Sales, and New US-China Flights

75

China Talks with EU on EV Tariffs, and Indonesia Eyes Temu Ban

76

A Bubble Tea IPO Freeze, and a Revenue-less Drug Maker

77

WeRide's Spin with Uber, and Starbucks' New China CEO

78

PwC Takes China Hit, and EV Battery Firm Finds New Life in India

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Tax on Temu, and EVs Outpower Gas Cars

80

China's Homegrown Jet Advances, and a Growing Market for Adult Diapers

81

Solar Red Ink, and a 'Blind Box' Crackdown

82

Sino-Ocean's Bondholder Revolt, and Alibaba's Homecoming

83

MSCI's China Downgrade, and an Educator's Weak Trading Debut

84

A Rebel Livestreaming Host, and Gloomy Skies for a Solar Farm Operator

85

Stumbling Luckin, and China's New Export Restrictions

86

A New Housing Crisis Solution, and Lithium Makers Sing the Blues

87

EU Divisions on EV Tariffs, and Shanghai Seeks More Global Performers

88

Headwinds for China-European Flights, and an Autonomous Driving IPO Explosion

89

A Shunned Shein, and Haidilao's Global Expansion

90

China's New Energy Overbuild, and DiDi Back on Growth Track

91

EU EV Tariffs, and Lenovo's Middle East Tie-Up

92

Foreign Law Firms Flee Shanghai, and No Love in Dating Site's Latest Results

93

A Microchip Mega-Fund, and an Accounting Crisis

94

Endangered Cash Payments, and a TikTok Bid

95

New US Tariffs, and China Becomes a Homebuyer

96

A New EU Probe, and a Used Car IPO

97

Construction Material Woes, and a New Bull Market

98

Ping An Trust Misses a Payment, and SAIC Sells Down Its India Venture

99

A Fitch Downgrade, and New Steps to Bring Back Global Tourists

100

China EVs Under Attack, and Alibaba’s Sputtering Split-up

101

Relaxing Data Requirements, and a Big Dividend

102

Japanese Auto Cuts, and a Drugmaker's Fall