Chinese Carmakers Try to Break Free from the CATL Herd
The highly profitable battery making giant dominates the global and domestic market. Now, struggling EV manufacturers are pushing back with their own products.
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The Survivor
Sanctions and export controls failed to contain the rise of Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp. Now the national champion is riding the AI boom to a record IPO.
Logan Wright on China’s Financial Decay
The economist explains why China’s export-led growth strategy is at a dead end and what it would take to turn its economy around.
Taiwan Plays its Chips Card
Helping other countries build up their own semiconductor supply chains is a calculated gamble. Can sacrificing some economic advantage enhance Taiwan’s own security?
China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign Roils On
A probe into an influential securities regulator has sent shockwaves through the financial community.
The Moonshot Moment
The launch of Kimi K3, one of China’s most powerful AI models to date, prompted a reckoning in the U.S. and triggered a regulatory storm.
Lily Qi on Choosing to be an American
The Maryland state lawmaker talks about living through the Cultural Revolution, running for public office as a Chinese-American, and U.S. complacency.
China Applies its Industrial Playbook to Brain Chips
A wave of Chinese brain computer interface startups has emerged thanks to government-led support. Can they challenge Elon Musk’s Neuralink?
Mr Yu’s Dream Machine
Yu Hao, founder of Dreame Technology, believes he has found a better way to fund and build a sprawling conglomerate in China. His business model relies on other people’s money. The Chinese Communist Party is starting to take notice.
Behind the Screens
A California manufacturer of TV walls for the U.S. military was quietly sold to a Chinese company. The U.S. wants it back.
Chinese Manufacturers Facing A Bigger Test Than Tariffs
While China’s export machine has proved resilient since the Iran conflict began, some manufacturers are starting to feel the pain.
Balancing AI Pains and Gains
Rapid adoption of artificial intelligence could deal another blow to China’s weak jobs market. The Chinese Communist Party is determined to lessen the impact, but at what cost to its larger ambitions to lead the AI revolution?