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Trump's new 15% global tariff exempts only China. Why? The answer should sting for India. thechinaacademy.org/trumps-new-15-tariff-exempts-c…
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In the AI era, China is “selling electricity” globally: cheap Tokens draw API requests across oceans, consume power in Chinese data centers, and return results — an infrastructure race invisible to trade statistics.
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China recently imposed export controls on 40 Japanese companies and institutions, revealing both Japan’s role in the global supply chain and the challenges China faces in domestic substitution.
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On February 24, Anthropic framed its accusations against DeepSeek and other Chinese AI firms as a national security issue, a desperate attempt to pander to Washington.
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In 2025, Shenzhen’s high-tech core, Nanshan District, saw its GDP exceed ¥1 trillion (~$140B), surpassing that of countries like Iceland and Estonia. Discover the forces driving China’s tech powerhouse.
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China's Moonshot AI (Kimi) has reached a $10 billion-plus valuation in just two years—faster than ByteDance or Pinduoduo. The company's K2.5 model generated more revenue in under 20 days than all of 2025 combined. Overseas revenue has now surpassed domestic for the first time.
Full analysis in today's China AI Brief: thechinaacademy.org/kimi-moonshot-ai-becomes-china…
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India’s IT service sector is rapidly losing overseas contracts. One Chinese scholar foresaw this four months before the Citrini report on AI risks rattled Wall Street and triggered a stock market crash. thechinaacademy.org/chinese-scholar-saw-indias-ai-…
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China’s latest tourism trend sees young people favoring government-managed lodging facilities, many of which were converted from former provincial liaison offices in Beijing. Their interiors feel retro and their service unremarkable, but without excessive branding or gimmicks, they deliver exactly what travelers want: quality accommodation at reasonable prices.
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ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 is making headlines with its insane “cinematic” AI videos. But just a year ago, it was mocked for being overtaken by DeepSeek, with its thousand-strong staff and billions in investment dismissed as a joke. Its comeback story bears a name: Wu Yonghui.
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