America’s Pastime Gets Caught Out
Levies on Chinese imports threaten to ensnare baseball in a web of higher costs.
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GoLaxy’s Government Connections
A review of corporate records shows the data firm is owned by China’s premier supercomputing company and a state research institute.
MiniMax’s Moment
One of China’s AI tigers is hoping to advance technology and make profits at the same time.
Bitmain’s Trump Card
Bitmain is looking to shed its ties to blacklisted Sophgo as it wins customers including Eric Trump’s new bitcoin venture.
Julian Gewirtz on Getting China Strategy Right
The former Biden official and China scholar makes the case for the previous administration's approach and discusses why Beijing is content to watch the U.S. now dismantle its sources of strength
China Inc’s American Exodus
Beijing and Washington once encouraged Chinese corporate listings in the U.S., state and private-sector alike. No longer. Some U.S. politicians want them delisted, and Xi Jinping’s administration wants China’s best companies listed back home.
TikTok Ban Loses Its Bite
TikTok remains under Chinese ownership, five months after legislation required that it be sold or banned.
London Deal Offers Little Solace for Chinese Students
China has been replaced by India as the biggest source of foreign students in the U.S., amid conflicting signals from the Trump administration.
What is StepFun?
The Shanghai-based AI firm is one of China’s ‘AI tigers,’ with models that can process videos and images as well as text.
The Silicon State
The contest between China and the U.S. for 21st century technological supremacy is not just a mano-a-mano bout pitting Xi Jinping against Donald Trump. The state of New York also wants in on the fight.
Outrunning China — But in What Direction?
There was plenty of consensus that the U.S. needs to keep ahead of China at this week’s big tech and defense industry conference in Washington — but less agreement on how to do so.
Patrick McGee on How China Captured Apple
The journalist argues that Apple has played a major role in China's ascent as a technological power, but can’t meaningfully move its operations anywhere else for years to come.