China Wades Deeper into Deep Tech
The launch of a huge government-backed investment fund signals Beijing’s renewed ambitions to support industries from AI to biotech.
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...
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...
Kyle Chan on What We Need to Know About China’s Industrial Policy
The researcher talks about the state of the trade war, how the U.S. and others should deal with China’s growing dominance in several advanced industries,...
Will Trump Tip the AI Race in China’s Favor?
Over recent decades Chinese online platforms and social media companies rapidly caught up with, and then surpassed, their U.S. peers. The same is likely to...
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...
To Track or Not to Track: The Latest Question Unsettling America’s AI Chipmakers
A new bill in Congress offers what proponents say is a simple solution to China’s AI chip smuggling.
America’s Digital Iron Curtain Needs an Urgent Overhaul
Chinese companies are finding ways to get around U.S. restrictions on their access to crucial technologies.
Trump Cryptocurrency’s Big Investor Has Extensive China Ties
A Chinese blockchain entrepreneur once led the small New York company seeking to buy Trump’s cryptocurrency.
China’s Chip Problem that Money Can’t Solve
China may seem from the outside to have a joined-up industrial strategy, but internal interests aren't always aligned.
China’s Self-driving Danger
Automakers are striving to offer ever more advanced car models, but are they taking too many risks with driver safety?
Grading Day
2025 has arrived. Has China’s grand vision for tech supremacy lived up to the hype?