China’s private firms are fighting for profits. Are regulations adding to the burden?

Plenary sessions of the Central Committee, the upper echelon of China’s ruling Communist Party, are major events on the country’s political calendar. This month’s edition, the fifth plenum, is attracting even more attention as the world’s second-largest economy takes on a more prominent role in global affairs. In the second part of this series, Emma Ma speaks to businesspeople as they adapt to stepped up regulatory enforcement and deal with other economic issues the government has pledged to...