The Wire China is a weekly online news magazine focused on Chinese business, economics and finance, founded by former The New York Times Shanghai correspondent David Barboza.

It publishes five to six articles per week including a 3,000-5,000 word cover story, a news and analysis piece, a data investigation called 'The Big Picture', Q&A, and an Opinion section.

[6] In September 2020, The Wire China interviewed Steve Bannon on his relationship with Chinese fugitive Miles Kwok.

[10][11] Its coverage on the practice of Chinese billionaires using trusts to hide their money in South Dakota was cited in a Hudson Institute report on kleptocracy and foreign corruption.

Willy Shih, a Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School, gave an interview to the publication about the United States falling behind in semiconductor technology.

WireScreen is The Wire China's sister business that focuses on providing data and information on Chinese companies and individuals.

In an interview with Harvard's Nieman Lab, Barboza explained his rationale for launching WireScreen: Traditionally, journalists are on one side and they do their research, and then they throw it away and don't give it to anyone else.