Browsing: Chinas

Technology

Chinese GPU and AI chip makers have captured about 41% of China’s AI server market in 2025, significantly eroding Nvidia’s share of 55% with about 2.2 million cards (Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 2, 2026

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Asia

Vietnam protests China’s development of controversial reef in South China Sea – Radio Free Asia

By Frank M. EverettMarch 23, 2026

Vietnam has condemned China’s land reclamation activities at the Antelope Reef in the disputed Paracel Islands, following reports of accelerated…

Technology

A look at China’s booming robotics sector, which now has around 140 companies hoping to build humanoids, fueled by massive state-backed investment (Chang Che/The Guardian)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 21, 2026

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Technology

How ‘dark factories,’ powered by AI and robotics and requiring virtually no workers, are poised to upend China’s labor market, already strained by tariffs (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 10, 2026

Featured Podcasts Invest like the best: Shyam Sankar – Celebrating Heretics The leading destination for learning about business and investing.…

Technology

China’s Commerce Ministry warns of global chip shortage due to "new conflicts" between Dutch chipmaker Nexperia and its Chinese subsidiary (Eduardo Baptista/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 7, 2026

Eduardo Baptista / Reuters: China’s Commerce Ministry is warning of a global chip shortage due to “new conflicts” between Dutch…

Technology

A look at a new generation of low-profile Chinese billionaire AI entrepreneurs, whose fortunes are tied to China’s drive for technological independence (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 16, 2026

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Technology

ByteDance launches Doubao 2.0, an “agent-age” upgrade of China’s most widely used AI app capable of performing multi-step tasks, ahead of the Lunar New Year (Eduardo Baptista/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 14, 2026

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Technology

Taiwan says China’s cyberattacks on its hospitals, banks, energy facilities and other infrastructure increased 6% year-on-year in 2025 to an average of 2.63 million attacks per day (Yimou Lee/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 5, 2026

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Technology

China’s central bank has reaffirmed its stance on crypto, calling virtual currency activity illegal and saying stablecoins do not comply with KYC and anti-money laundering rules (Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 1, 2025

Reuters: China’s central bank has reaffirmed its stance on crypto, calling virtual currency activity illegal and saying stablecoins do not…

Technology

Sources: China’s Moonshot AI, developer of Kimi models, raises several hundred million dollars for a valuation of around $4 billion and aims for an IPO in the second half of 2026 (Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 22, 2025

Wall Street Journal: Sources: China’s Moonshot AI, developer of Kimi models, is raising several hundred million dollars for a valuation…

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The rise of sports clips on platforms like YouTube has broadcasters wondering whether they should use them to attract younger viewers or to protect subscription revenue (Lillian Rizzo/CNBC)

AI executives and lobbyists say they are seeking regulatory clarification from the Trump administration, but are reluctant to press for answers, fearing retaliation (Politico)

daily volume on Polymarket’s U.S. platform increased from around $50 million in mid-May to more than $200 million as of June 20 (Davis Giangiulio/CNBC)

Streaming services must comply with a California law that prohibits showing ads at a louder volume than the content being watched starting July 1, but its implementation is unclear (Scharon Harding/Ars Technica)

A look at advanced chip packaging, now more dependent than ever on TSMC and its partners in Taiwan, and efforts to solve this bottleneck in the United States (Don Clark/New York Times)

Browsing: Chinas

Chinese GPU and AI chip makers have captured about 41% of China’s AI server market in 2025, significantly eroding Nvidia’s share of 55% with about 2.2 million cards (Reuters)

Vietnam protests China’s development of controversial reef in South China Sea – Radio Free Asia

A look at China’s booming robotics sector, which now has around 140 companies hoping to build humanoids, fueled by massive state-backed investment (Chang Che/The Guardian)

How ‘dark factories,’ powered by AI and robotics and requiring virtually no workers, are poised to upend China’s labor market, already strained by tariffs (Bloomberg)

China’s Commerce Ministry warns of global chip shortage due to "new conflicts" between Dutch chipmaker Nexperia and its Chinese subsidiary (Eduardo Baptista/Reuters)

A look at a new generation of low-profile Chinese billionaire AI entrepreneurs, whose fortunes are tied to China’s drive for technological independence (Bloomberg)

ByteDance launches Doubao 2.0, an “agent-age” upgrade of China’s most widely used AI app capable of performing multi-step tasks, ahead of the Lunar New Year (Eduardo Baptista/Reuters)

Taiwan says China’s cyberattacks on its hospitals, banks, energy facilities and other infrastructure increased 6% year-on-year in 2025 to an average of 2.63 million attacks per day (Yimou Lee/Reuters)

China’s central bank has reaffirmed its stance on crypto, calling virtual currency activity illegal and saying stablecoins do not comply with KYC and anti-money laundering rules (Reuters)

Sources: China’s Moonshot AI, developer of Kimi models, raises several hundred million dollars for a valuation of around $4 billion and aims for an IPO in the second half of 2026 (Wall Street Journal)