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Eleanor Olcott

China Correspondent

Eleanor Olcott writes about Chinese technology for the FT. Before joining the FT, she was a China policy analyst at the financial research firm TS Lombard.
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  • Monday, 27 March, 2023
    Jack Ma
    Jack Ma returns to China as Beijing seeks to lift confidence in tech sector

    Alibaba founder makes rare public visit that country hopes will reinvigorate entrepreneurial class

  • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
    Starbucks Corp
    Starbucks braced for price war in China as rivals pile into coffee market

    Chains backed by private equity bet consumers will turn social pastime into daily routine

  • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
    Tencent Holdings Ltd
    Tencent returns to growth as China emerges from Covid lockdowns

    Tech group forecasts uptick in online businesses as consumer spending rises

  • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
    Inside BusinessDidi Chuxing
    Didi fights back in China

    Ride-hailing group bounces back after 18-month ban on signing up new customers

  • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
    Taiwan
    Taiwan loses diplomatic ally as Honduras confirms link to China

    Central American nation was one of Taipei’s last partners in Washington’s backyard

  • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
    US-China trade dispute
    Chinese AI groups use cloud services to evade US chip export controls

    Surveillance companies targeted with sanctions have found other ways to access restricted technology

  • Friday, 3 March, 2023
    Chinese business & finance
    Tencent boss Pony Ma left out of China’s signature political gathering

    Absence from National People’s Congress highlights sidelining of internet giants

  • Monday, 20 February, 2023
    News in-depthArtificial intelligence
    China plays catch-up to ChatGPT as hype builds around AI

    Baidu and Alibaba tout innovations but are disadvantaged by lack of suitable data and computing power

  • Friday, 17 February, 2023
    Shein
    Shein gives investors lofty revenue projections as it prepares for IPO

    Online fashion group projects sales of $60bn by 2025 even as competition grows and its valuation tumbles

  • Wednesday, 15 February, 2023
    Covid-19 vaccines
    CanSino says vaccine demand down after China’s mass Covid infections

    Pharma group hopes for approval of mRNA vaccine for booster shots

  • Wednesday, 8 February, 2023
    Chinese business & finance
    Popeyes re-enters China to take on KFC in fried-chicken fight

    Fast-food chains hope to capitalise on cheap rents for retail space left vacant by Covid lockdowns

  • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
    News in-depthChinese politics & policy
    Chinese spy balloon furore puts focus on Xi Jinping’s leadership

    Concerns emerge about decision-making at top of Beijing’s policy apparatus

  • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
    US-China relations
    Violent end to spy balloon flight dashes chance of US-China reset

    Uncertainty in Washington over whether Xi Jinping was aware of surveillance mission

  • Saturday, 4 February, 2023
    US-China relations
    Blinken cancels China trip following discovery of spy balloon

    US secretary of state calls it ‘irresponsible act’ as Beijing denies espionage claims and insists it is ‘civilian airship’

  • Friday, 3 February, 2023
    News in-depthChinese society
    China’s ‘big white’ pandemic workers reel from end of zero-Covid

    Migrant labourers who formed backbone of antivirus effort stranded after Beijing scrapped restrictions

  • Friday, 27 January, 2023
    News in-depthChinese society
    China’s singles fight family pressure to get married as population declines

    Youth share tips on parrying pushy parental inquiries about having children during lunar new year

  • Monday, 23 January, 2023
    News in-depthCoronavirus treatment
    Rural China runs short of Covid drugs over lunar new year holiday

    Officials row with Pfizer over price as villages struggle to obtain antiviral medication

  • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
    InterviewElectric vehicles
    Taiwan’s Gogoro signs deal to test EV battery-swapping in India

    Early adoption of electric cars has been partly hindered by sparse coverage of charging stations

  • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
    Chinese society
    China’s population falls in historic shift

    First decline in 60 years set to have long-term consequences for domestic and global economies

  • Monday, 16 January, 2023
    Didi Chuxing
    Didi resumes new customer sign-ups as China eases tech crackdown

    Ride-hailing group was forced to delist within a year of New York debut

  • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
    Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd
    TSMC gives cautious outlook despite strong earnings

    Chipmaker bucks weak sales in sector as pandemic electronics boom fades

  • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
    Coronavirus pandemic
    China suspends travel visas from Japan and S Korea over Covid curbs

    Beijing accuses countries of ‘political manipulation’ for introducing testing requirements during exit wave

  • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
    Pfizer Inc
    Pfizer gears up to make Covid drug Paxlovid in China

    Demand for antiviral treatment has rocketed after jump in infections following Beijing policy U-turn

  • Friday, 6 January, 2023
    News in-depthChinese business & finance
    Tech investors wary of China’s charm offensive to attract funding

    Beijing about-face met with caution after brutal regulatory campaign to tame large internet groups

  • Tuesday, 3 January, 2023
    The Big Read
    China’s Covid generation: the surging inequality behind Xi’s U-turn

    Lockdowns have often been more relentless in rural areas, upending the education of millions and blocking social mobility

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