Eliot Chen
@eliotchen.bsky.social
covering Chinese business and politics @thewirechina.bsky.social
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Thanks Graham. Standing on your shoulders!
September 11, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Thanks Graham. Standing on your shoulders!
Reposted by Eliot Chen
This story, published by the NYT and The Wire China last year (me, Katrina Northrop, @eliotchen.bsky.social ) details the close relationship Ma had with Huang and his wife, Zhao Wei. Huang was a bridge between Ma and the now-jailed billionaire Xiao Jianhua.
www.nytimes.com/2024/07/21/w...
www.nytimes.com/2024/07/21/w...
The Billionaire Criminal Who Secretly Profited Off Jack Ma’s Deals
Confidential documents show that Xiao Jianhua, a corrupt investor tied to China’s political elite, backed the country’s most successful and revered entrepreneur.
www.nytimes.com
April 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This story, published by the NYT and The Wire China last year (me, Katrina Northrop, @eliotchen.bsky.social ) details the close relationship Ma had with Huang and his wife, Zhao Wei. Huang was a bridge between Ma and the now-jailed billionaire Xiao Jianhua.
www.nytimes.com/2024/07/21/w...
www.nytimes.com/2024/07/21/w...
“My father gave the company its Chinese name, hoping that Walden would contribute to China’s rise and serve as a beacon of progress,” Tan said in 2019.
Read our deep dive @thewirechina.bsky.social about the complex career of Intel's surprising savior:
Read our deep dive @thewirechina.bsky.social about the complex career of Intel's surprising savior:
March 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
“My father gave the company its Chinese name, hoping that Walden would contribute to China’s rise and serve as a beacon of progress,” Tan said in 2019.
Read our deep dive @thewirechina.bsky.social about the complex career of Intel's surprising savior:
Read our deep dive @thewirechina.bsky.social about the complex career of Intel's surprising savior:
(2/2) Tan's VC firm, Walden International:
- hired a politically connected princeling;
- set up China's first dedicated semiconductor fund;
- was an early investor in SMIC and AMEC — cos at the forefront of China's chip indigenization drive.
In 2022, 9 Chinese government entities were Walden LPs.
- hired a politically connected princeling;
- set up China's first dedicated semiconductor fund;
- was an early investor in SMIC and AMEC — cos at the forefront of China's chip indigenization drive.
In 2022, 9 Chinese government entities were Walden LPs.
March 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
(2/2) Tan's VC firm, Walden International:
- hired a politically connected princeling;
- set up China's first dedicated semiconductor fund;
- was an early investor in SMIC and AMEC — cos at the forefront of China's chip indigenization drive.
In 2022, 9 Chinese government entities were Walden LPs.
- hired a politically connected princeling;
- set up China's first dedicated semiconductor fund;
- was an early investor in SMIC and AMEC — cos at the forefront of China's chip indigenization drive.
In 2022, 9 Chinese government entities were Walden LPs.
As Asia Soc's Lizzi Lee tells us: "the guest list was never meant to be a definitive ranking of China’s top businesses… The exclusions weren’t necessarily a snub — but inclusion was a clear signal of relevance and alignment with Beijing’s vision for the future.”
www.thewirechina.com/2025/02/21/a...
www.thewirechina.com/2025/02/21/a...
A Seat at Xi's Table - The Wire China
A look at the private businessmen and companies invited to meet the Chinese leader.
www.thewirechina.com
February 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
As Asia Soc's Lizzi Lee tells us: "the guest list was never meant to be a definitive ranking of China’s top businesses… The exclusions weren’t necessarily a snub — but inclusion was a clear signal of relevance and alignment with Beijing’s vision for the future.”
www.thewirechina.com/2025/02/21/a...
www.thewirechina.com/2025/02/21/a...
A document NED shared with fund recipients today says it has “no clarity on how long this might last.”
“While not technically suspended…the NED has exhausted funds for grantmaking on hand, and we do not know when we will have access to additional funds.”
www.thewirechina.com/2025/02/12/d...
“While not technically suspended…the NED has exhausted funds for grantmaking on hand, and we do not know when we will have access to additional funds.”
www.thewirechina.com/2025/02/12/d...
DOGE's Latest Target is Seen as a Gift to the CCP - The Wire China
The National Endowment for Democracy has long been a thorn in the CCP's side. On Tuesday, its funding was frozen.
www.thewirechina.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:47 AM
A document NED shared with fund recipients today says it has “no clarity on how long this might last.”
“While not technically suspended…the NED has exhausted funds for grantmaking on hand, and we do not know when we will have access to additional funds.”
www.thewirechina.com/2025/02/12/d...
“While not technically suspended…the NED has exhausted funds for grantmaking on hand, and we do not know when we will have access to additional funds.”
www.thewirechina.com/2025/02/12/d...
Do you know which blog they’re referring to?
February 8, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Do you know which blog they’re referring to?
3/ As a new Canadian, this is one I've wanted to write for a long time, with valuable perspectives from Erin O'Toole, Michael Kovrig, @mehmettohti.bsky.social, @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social, Preston Lim, Emile Dirks and many more. I hope you give it a read:
www.thewirechina.com/2025/01/29/t...
www.thewirechina.com/2025/01/29/t...
The Canada Con - The Wire China
After a spate of foreign influence scandals, Canada's long-simmering China problem is coming to the fore.
www.thewirechina.com
January 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
3/ As a new Canadian, this is one I've wanted to write for a long time, with valuable perspectives from Erin O'Toole, Michael Kovrig, @mehmettohti.bsky.social, @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social, Preston Lim, Emile Dirks and many more. I hope you give it a read:
www.thewirechina.com/2025/01/29/t...
www.thewirechina.com/2025/01/29/t...
2/ I wrote about Canada's long, belated shift in its treatment of intelligence and national security, and, on the cusp of a leadership change and a bruising trade war with its closest ally, where Canada's relationship with China and America goes from here.
www.thewirechina.com/2025/01/29/t...
www.thewirechina.com/2025/01/29/t...
The Canada Con - The Wire China
After a spate of foreign influence scandals, Canada's long-simmering China problem is coming to the fore.
www.thewirechina.com
January 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
2/ I wrote about Canada's long, belated shift in its treatment of intelligence and national security, and, on the cusp of a leadership change and a bruising trade war with its closest ally, where Canada's relationship with China and America goes from here.
www.thewirechina.com/2025/01/29/t...
www.thewirechina.com/2025/01/29/t...