News Analysis Online videos by Sima Nan, a Chinese internet troll, have recently earned an estimated commercial value of $3 million and attracted more than 7.5 million viewers. Between Nov. 7 and 21, his seven consecutive videos brought a lot of traffic and huge commercial success. The cyberspace watchdog Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) recently…

Editor’s note: This article is part three of a three-part series. Part 1 looks at Beijing’s crackdown on Didi and introduces the company’s ties to the Chinese military and state-owned businesses. Part 2 looks further into Didi’s ties with China’s business elites, the Chinese military, and Lenovo Group. Chinese investment firm Boyu Capital and its late co-founder Ma…

Editor’s note: This article is part two of a three-part series. Part 1 looks at Beijing’s crackdown on Didi and introduces the company’s ties to the Chinese military and state-owned businesses.  The front operation behind Didi Global Inc.’s monopoly is the family of Liu Chuanzhi, the founder of Lenovo Group, who has strong ties with the elite…