The electric-car maker, the main source of the mercurial billionaire’s wealth, is relying on China to stay profitable as ...

Li Qiang has been party secretary of Shanghai, China’s largest city and financial hub, since 2017 and was parachuted into the Politburo Standing Committee, possibly as a future premier.

Though regarded as a confidant of President Xi, He's ascent has surprised some analysts, who had expected Premier Li Qiang, former Shanghai party secretary, to take a bigger role in economic affairs.

It is worth noting that six of the 58 tasks in the new plan are related to the protection of the legitimate rights and interests of enterprises, including regulating profit-making whistleblowers, ...