Erika Kinetz
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Army of fake fans boosts China’s messaging on Twitter
China’s ruling Communist Party has opened a new front in its long, ambitious war to shape global public opinion: Western social media.

In China, your car could be talking to the government
When Shan Junhua bought his white Tesla Model X, he knew it was a fast, beautiful car. What he didn't know is that Tesla constantly sends information about the precise...

Ivanka Trump’s supply chains in China cloaked in secrecy
It is no secret that the bulk of Ivanka Trump's merchandise comes from China. But just which Chinese companies manufacture and export her handbags, shoes and clothes is more secret...

Making Ivanka Trump shoes: Long hours, low pay and abuse
A worker with blood dripping from his head marked a low point in the tense, grinding life at a southeastern China factory used by Ivanka Trump and other fashion brands.

China overturns rejections of 9 Trump trademarks
The Chinese government has granted preliminary approval for nine Donald Trump trademarks it had previously rejected, in whole or in part, the Associated Press found, a turn that is likely...

Arrested, missing China labor activists spark criticism of Ivanka Trump, industry
SHANGHAI -- The arrest and disappearance of three labor activists investigating a Chinese company that produces Ivanka Trump shoes in China prompted a call for her brand to stop working...

Three men probing Chinese company that manufactures Ivanka Trump brands are arrested or missing
One man has been arrested and two are missing, according to an advocacy group.

Timeline: Ivanka Trump goes to Washington, and sales surge
Trump founded the brand in 2007 and still owns it, but stepped back from management and put its assets in a family-run trust before taking on an official role at...

Politics hasn’t stopped the growth of Ivanka Inc.
Since her father was elected president of the United States, global sales of Ivanka Trump merchandise have surged and her company has applied for at least nine new trademarks in...