U.S. Export Controls Fuel the Rise of Asian Data Centers Serving Chinese AI
Chinese AI firms are the top customers for Singapore-based DayOne’s data centers. Now it is hoping for support from U.S. investors.
Catch Us If You Can
Trial proceedings in United States v Huawei Technologies, now underway in a federal courthouse in Brooklyn, are shedding light on the hidden workings of the...
Short Dramas are Big Business in China
China’s short drama industry is taking up a big chunk of the country’s AI capacity, with ByteDance now dominating the market.
Company in the News: Webull
U.S. senators have zeroed in on a Cayman-registered stock brokerage’s China ties.
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.
Chips, China And Trade Secrets: How an Arrest In Brussels Could Tie Them Together
Belgian prosecutors are investigating whether a state-backed Chinese firm stole trade secrets from the country’s leading chipmaker before it collapsed.
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...
Company in the News: BGI
China’s gene research industry faces scrutiny after recent scandals, but a sanctioned BGI holds on to its top spot.
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?
From Pen-and-Paper to AI in Two Generations
Millions of Chinese factory owners have been bequeathed a difficult inheritance. AI offers a way to modernize their parents’ low-margin businesses, but only if they...
How A Former Google Engineer Escaped The Charge of Spying For China
A judge in California last week overturned a jury verdict that had convicted Ding Linwei of economic espionage, after he stole documents about the tech...
China Wants a Slimmer Nation. Big Tech Wants a Piece of It
China’s tech giants are betting that weight management could become a new growth opportunity for their healthcare businesses.