WSJ China Real Time

Chinese-American associations are known mostly for promoting Lunar New Year parades and dragon dances. But some are suspected of helping the Chinese Communist Party infiltrate U.S. politics. on.wsj.com/4dU6nOj on.wsj.com/4dU6nOj

The remote Pacific airfield used to launch the atomic bombings of Japan during World War II is being revived with a different foe in mind: China on.wsj.com/3Ny7JU2 on.wsj.com/3Ny7JU2

A three-part podcast series digs into why China’s foreign minister vanished from view in June 2023 on.wsj.com/3BTiaz6 on.wsj.com/3BTiaz6

A prominent economist at one of China’s top think tanks was detained and removed from his posts after he allegedly criticized Xi Jinping’s management of the world’s second-largest economy on.wsj.com/47GB1sZ on.wsj.com/47GB1sZ

Beijing said it is investigating PVH, the owner of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, setting up a potential block on the American apparel firm’s sales in China on.wsj.com/4gCEXiw on.wsj.com/4gCEXiw

A now-ended international adoption program created the perception that girls in China weren’t valued. Once hidden in a grocery bag, one adoptee found there was more to her own story on.wsj.com/3XU5ssD on.wsj.com/3XU5ssD

Delayed shipments raise questions about what Taiwan can do to stockpile arms ahead of a potential conflict with China on.wsj.com/4e9JYxt on.wsj.com/4e9JYxt

China released one of the three U.S. citizens the Biden administration calls “wrongfully” detained in the country, a pastor named David Lin who has been held since 2006 on.wsj.com/4dapuDg on.wsj.com/4dapuDg

Squeezed by an economic downturn and a rapidly aging population, China took a step toward raising its unusually low age benchmarks for when state employees have to retire on.wsj.com/3zqjYyy on.wsj.com/3zqjYyy

China’s top carmakers and technology companies are stepping up plans for end-to-end AI driving on.wsj.com/3MEGoPB on.wsj.com/3MEGoPB

By mastering a technology that has long vexed the West, Chinese companies have been able to access a new source of minerals the world needs for EV batteries on.wsj.com/3ZiWR3w on.wsj.com/3ZiWR3w

China is formally ending almost all international adoptions, shutting down a process that saw tens of thousands of Chinese-born children join families in the U.S. and other countries since the 1990s on.wsj.com/4cWMQwe on.wsj.com/4cWMQwe

China's arrests of citizen journalist Zhang Zhan and artist Gao Zhen are drawing criticism from U.S. lawmakers and human-rights groups on.wsj.com/4eyuVNN on.wsj.com/4eyuVNN

While she worked for two New York governors, Linda Sun was also working for the Chinese government, prosecutors say—helping her and her husband buy expensive homes and a Ferrari. on.wsj.com/3z0iQln on.wsj.com/3z0iQln

Western academics are coming up against growing constraints in their efforts to study China on.wsj.com/4d0PP6X on.wsj.com/4d0PP6X

China was bruised by its trade war with the U.S. under President Donald Trump. If he wins the White House in November, round two will be tougher on.wsj.com/4dGrJ1M on.wsj.com/4dGrJ1M

China’s 40 gold medals at the Olympics tied it with the U.S. for first place, triggering pride but also defiance—and a suggestion that China actually won on.wsj.com/4dHJmhM on.wsj.com/4dHJmhM

China, one of the biggest sources of the chemicals used to make fentanyl, is imposing new restrictions in a move long sought by the U.S. on.wsj.com/4fyRFhR on.wsj.com/4fyRFhR

The possibility of Trump’s return has piled pressure on those fleeing life under Xi Jinping on.wsj.com/4dyyK4N on.wsj.com/4dyyK4N

Many executives are warning that shoppers in the U.S. and China, the world’s two biggest economies, are spending less—but for different reasons on.wsj.com/4fzHwBj on.wsj.com/4fzHwBj