China’s factory activity contracts for 7th month, reflecting tariffs pressure on trade

China has reported its factory activity contracted for a seventh straight month in October, reflecting pressure from higher U ...
Yahoo

Exclusive-Chinese workers in BYD Brazil factory signed contracts with abusive clauses, investigators say

CAMAÇARI, Brazil (Reuters) -The workers who traveled from China to northeast Brazil to build a new factory for electric car maker BYD earned roughly $70 per 10-hour shift, over twice the Chinese ...

Inside a high-security Chinese factory pumping out fentanyl

President Donald Trump pressed Chinese President Xi Jinping for a crackdown on the flow of fentanyl at a meeting on Thursday.
New York Post

Protests erupt in China after furious workers demand back pay as Trump’s tariffs on imports jolt economy

Protests from furious factory workers in China demanding back pay are spreading across the country after President Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports began impacting the communist nation’s economy.
China Digital Times

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The first reaction by China’s state-media apparatus following the escalating U.S.-China trade war last week was to censor online commentary about the scale of tariffs. Now, it has responded with ...
The Inlander

Now streaming: Documentaries about the plight of American and Chinese factory workers, social media celebrities

American Factory is a fascinating portrait of corporate capitalism in a microcosm, a look at the expendability of cheap labor and the human cost of efficiency. Its focus is specific, but its concerns ...