A Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (Comac) C919 aircraft under assembly at the Comac Shanghai Research and Development Center on May 4, 2017. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images China’s homegrown C919 passenger jet departed on its first scheduled international commercial flight Wednesday, marking a milestone in Beijing’s push to develop an alternative to Boeing…
Exterior view of the Tesla Gigafactory during a government-organised media trip in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2026. Go Nakamura | Reuters BEIJING — Survivors have emerged in China’s fiercely competitive car market, which is increasingly dominated by electric-powered vehicles. Here are brands that have emerged as Chinese consumers’ favorite, according to industry data from Autohome:…
People walk by a giant Spiderman inflatable installation at the south courtyard plaza of Shuncheng Shopping Center on August 2, 2026 in Kunming, Yunnan province, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a snapshot…
This report is from this week’s The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. Earlier this week, Clément Delangue, the CEO of startup Hugging Face — which was recently on the receiving end of a rogue cyber attack by OpenAI’s models — made the somewhat controversial claim that China was winning the…
SHENZHEN, CHINA – MAY 1: The Chinese national flag is seen in front of stacked shipping containers bearing MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company), Maersk, and Hamburg Süd branding at Yantian Port on May 1, 2026, in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images China’s exports rose more than expected in…
Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India“ — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest-growing large economy. The Indian government has been rushing to sell stakes in state-owned companies this year. So far, it has pared its stake in 10 public…
Workers assemble cars at a car plant of SAIC-GM-Wuling in Qingdao city in east China’s Shandong province, Feb. 5, 2025. ZHANG JINGANG | Future Publishing | Getty Images DETROIT — General Motors and China’s SAIC Motor have extended a decadeslong Chinese joint venture that was set to end next year, the U.S. automaker said Tuesday…
CHINA – 2025/09/05: In this photo illustration, the 100-yuan RMB banknotes, a calculator and a Chinese national flag are placed on the table. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Offshore trusts have long been used by China’s ultra-rich to tuck away hundreds of billions of dollars outside the country. Now, a move by Beijing…
The China Securities Regulatory Commission building in Beijing on July 20, 2026. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a snapshot of what I’m seeing and hearing from local businesses. China’s tech advances may rile Washington…
Travelers walk past an Alibaba Cloud advertisement at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport in Shenzhen, China, on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images For much of the past several years, the debate over artificial intelligence has revolved around two foundational questions: Can American technology companies continue to innovate at the technological frontier?…
