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Supply Chain
China OKs More Invanka Trump Patents
They can be signs of corporate ambition, but many patents also are filed defensively, particularly in China.
Product Development
EVs in China Talk to Gov't
Global automakers are feeding real-time information about electric vehicles to Chinese government monitoring centers.
Supply Chain
Men Behind Ivanka Trump Supplier Investigation Off Bail
Questions remain about their ability to live and work freely in China.
Supply Chain
China Approves 13 Ivanka Trump Trademarks
The trademarks could allow her brand to market a lifetime's worth of products in China.
Supply Chain
Chinese Corporate War Damages U.S. Brands
A "cat-and-dog war" between Alibaba and JD.com means many brands are caught in the crossfire.
Operations
A Fight for Justice in Chinese Factories
How Apple and Ivanka Trump's brand have taken to workplace fairness overseas.
Supply Chain
Apple Supplier Denies Report of Unsafe Conditions
The company is being accused of providing a polluted work environment and failing to pay overtime to the makers of MacBooks and iPhones.
Operations
Workers Protest at iPhone Supplier
Hundreds gathered to protest unpaid bonuses.
Supply Chain
Ivanka Trump's Dealings in China
The Chinese companies that manufacture and export her handbags, shoes and clothes are more secret than ever.
Supply Chain
Shoe Brands Implicated in Labor Controversy
But the company being investigated for human rights violations says it stopped making Ivanka Trump shoes months ago.
Regulation
China Approves Dozens of New Trump Trademarks
But ethics experts say a government's discretion to approve trademarks could turn into an opportunity to exercise leverage over the U.S. president.
Regulation
Trump's Trademark Case Raises Questions
Countries could use Trump's desire to control his brand to extend — or withhold — favor relating to trademark rights.