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- For First Time, China Publicizes Alleged 2016 South China Sea Agreement With Philippinesby Christopher Bodeen on 04/05/2024 at 01:59
A statement from the Chinese Embassy in Manila described a “temporary special arrangement” supposedly agreed to during a visit to Beijing by former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.
- Plastic Injection Molding Pilot Runs: What You Need To Knowby Adrian Leighton on 03/05/2024 at 21:03
Plastic injection molding pilot runs are used to optimize the tooling, processes, and designs to go into mass production with a minimum of risks of defects and other unwelcome issues when parts start getting made on a large scale. But what is the process of such a pre-production pilot run? What […]
- China Signals a Loosening of Data and AI Governanceby Jonathan Dove on 03/05/2024 at 21:02
China’s regulators now appear to be shifting the scales in favor of development. Will it last?
- The Reorganization of China’s Space Force: Strategic and Organizational Implicationsby Namrata Goswami on 03/05/2024 at 04:27
The rationale behind the new “Aerospace Force.”
- Elections in Panama: The China Factorby Carlos Eduardo Piña on 02/05/2024 at 22:14
After Panama’s May 5 presidential election, the country’s next president must prioritize a long-term strategy with China that puts Panama’s development at the forefront.
- KMT Continues Outreach to Beijing With Legislators’ Trip to Chinaby Brian Hioe on 02/05/2024 at 20:45
Less than a month after former President Ma Ying-jeou's meeting with Xi Jinping, the KMT sent 17 sitting legislators to China as an “ice breaker.”
- The ‘Memory War’ Over Taiwan’s Sunflower Movementby Yang Kuang-shun on 01/05/2024 at 20:56
The public perception of the Sunflower Movement within Taiwan varies markedly across different demographics and political viewpoints.
- Blinken’s China Visit: Has Rapprochement Run Its Course?by Anushka Saxena on 30/04/2024 at 21:18
Meaningful bilateral cooperation remains hindered by mistrust. That was made apparent during the U.S. secretary of state's latest trip to China.
- China opens door wider to Tesla as local giants disrupt the EV sector with AI-defined vehiclesby Jill Shen on 30/04/2024 at 18:41
The US and China have been in a neck-and-neck race to develop “end-to-end neural network” technology, experts said.
- Chinese AI firm unveils Sora-like video model, claims “major breakthrough”by TechNode Feed on 30/04/2024 at 18:33
Chinese AI startup Shengshu Technology, in partnership with Tsinghua University, unveiled the country’s latest text-to-video model Vidu last weekend, which it said could generate videos no longer than 16 seconds with 1080p resolution. Vidu is “the first video model globally to make a major […]
- China urges Japan to re-evaluate export controls on semiconductorsby TechNode Feed on 30/04/2024 at 16:28
China’s Ministry of Commerce has expressed serious concerns in response to the Japanese government’s announcement of plans to implement export controls on semiconductors and related items, in an answer to a journalist’s inquiry on the governmental department’s website. A ministry […]
- Vivo X100S to feature new MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ chipsetby TechNode Feed on 30/04/2024 at 15:17
Taiwanese semiconductor company MediaTek announced on Tuesday that the Dimensity 9300+ flagship chipset will be unveiled at the MediaTek Dimensity Developer Conference 2024, scheduled for May 7. The Vivo X100S smartphone will be among the first devices to be powered by the flagship chipset, […]
- Xiaohongshu says reports of new funding based on $20 billion valuation are “untrue”by TechNode Feed on 30/04/2024 at 15:14
Chinese lifestyle sharing social media platform Xiaohongshu has dismissed as “untrue information” reports by local media outlet IPOzaozhidao that it is in the midst of a new round of fundraising that values the company at $20 billion. A previous report by tech outlet The Information in […]
- Xi Jinping to Visit Europe for First Time in 5 Yearsby Shannon Tiezzi on 30/04/2024 at 04:17
The world – and China-EU relations in particular – look quite different today than they did in 2019.
- New Chief in Town: Can Wu Qing Halt the Decline of China’s Stock Market?by Lizzi C. Lee on 29/04/2024 at 21:23
The “Brokerage Butcher” is now the chair of the CSRC, with a mandate to address long-standing inefficiencies and rejuvenate market stability.
- CATL targets small-scale production of solid-state batteries by 2027: reportby Jessie Wu on 29/04/2024 at 19:10
Chinese battery manufacturer and technology company Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) revealed on Monday that it is committed to the research and mass production of solid-state batteries, with the aim of achieving small-scale production by 2027, according to local media outlet […]
- ByteDance fires 61 employees in anti-corruption moveby TechNode Feed on 29/04/2024 at 19:10
ByteDance has fired 61 employees for violating laws and company policies, citing reasons including bribery and leakage of internal information, according to Chinese media outlets that quoted sources from the tech company. Four individuals face investigation due to illegal acceptance of income from […]
- Temu aims to triple sales to $60 billion globally in 2024: reportby TechNode Feed on 29/04/2024 at 15:58
Chinese e-commerce platform Temu has set a $60 billion sales goal for this year that would more than triple the roughly $18 billion it brought in in 2023, and is the most ambitious sales goal among its Chinese counterparts, according to a LatePost report. If achieved, the aggressive target set by […]
- China issues 95 game licenses for April, including for Tencent’s Carbon Island and NetEase’s Broken Landby TechNode Feed on 28/04/2024 at 17:47
The National Press and Publication Administration of China (NPPA) on Friday released 95 approval licenses for domestic games for April, including 94 mobile games, seven PC games, and one PlayStation console game. April’s 95 licenses are a decrease compared to March’s 107 approved titles, and […]
- BMW to invest further $2.76 billion to adjust to EV shift in Chinaby TechNode Feed on 28/04/2024 at 17:16
BMW announced on Friday it will invest RMB 20 billion ($2.8 billion) to expand a production facility in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang, as the German auto major aims to begin assembling its upcoming “Neue Klasse” electric vehicles locally in 2026. The amount, which brings BMW’s […]
- Meituan to bring delivery service KeeTa to Riyadh following its CEO’s take over of overseas businessby Cheyenne Dong on 28/04/2024 at 17:15
China’s food delivery giant Meituan is hiring Arabic- and English-proficient talent for its likely entry into Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, as the company puts expansion beyond China on its agenda as domestic consumption falls. Meituan is set to launch KeeTa, the food delivery brand […]
- Chinese government offers new subsidies to rev up auto demandby TechNode Feed on 28/04/2024 at 15:44
Chinese consumers are being offered at least RMB 7,000 ($986) in subsidies to trade in their old, less environmental-friendly vehicles for new and more energy-efficient ones, in the latest measure by Beijing to boost car sales amid slowing demand. The new rules will run until the end of this year […]
- Air China announces purchase of 100 C919 aircraft for $10.8 billionby TechNode Feed on 28/04/2024 at 15:14
Air China announced on Friday that it has signed an agreement with Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) to purchase 100 C919 aircraft. The 100 aircraft are planned to be delivered in batches from 2024 to 2031. The total price of the 100 C919 aircraft is around $10.8 billion, according […]
- As US Tech Firms Bow to China’s Censorship, Chinese Users Risk Everything to Defy Itby Yaqiu Wang on 27/04/2024 at 01:30
Apple continues to remove the tools that ordinary citizens rely on for unfettered speech, even as some use any means possible to speak up.
- Global carmakers take on Chinese giants in EV showdown at Beijing Auto Show 2024by Jill Shen on 26/04/2024 at 19:08
The biannual trade event represents another landmark moment for the Chinese EV sector.
- Alibaba Cloud brings AI video generator EMO to Tongyi Qianwen appby TechNode Feed on 26/04/2024 at 17:49
Alibaba Cloud’s Emote Portrait Alive (EMO) model, which is able to convert portrait photos into talking and even singing avatars is now available on its Tongyi Qianwen app, in a move the tech giant hopes will bring a wider user base to test its GenAI tool. The tool doesn’t currently support […]
- How did China become a global technology leader, and where are they headed?by Adrian Leighton on 26/04/2024 at 17:32
What is driving China’s tech dominance? How are they innovating today? Who are some key tech industry leaders? How is technology caught up in the US-China trade war? We answer these, and more, questions here as we look into how China rose to become a global tech powerhouse. If you prefer […]
- Honor leads Chinese smartphone market in Q1, Huawei dominates foldable segmentby TechNode Feed on 26/04/2024 at 16:20
In the first quarter of 2024, the Chinese smartphone market hit shipments of 69.26 million units, marking a year-on-year growth of 6.5%, according to market intelligence firm IDC. Honor claimed the top spot with a 17.1% market share, while Huawei followed closely with a 17% share. Oppo (15.7%), […]
- Genshin Impact developer MiHoYo unveils independent PC launcher for its gaming titlesby TechNode Feed on 26/04/2024 at 15:09
Chinese game developer MiHoYo announced on Thursday that it is preparing a PC launcher for its gaming titles. Players will have the option to download and install the MiHoYo Launcher in the next few weeks, the company said. The PC launcher integrates four of MiHoYo’s games – Genshin Impact, […]
- ByteDance prefers shut down of TikTok to a forced sale: reportby TechNode Feed on 26/04/2024 at 13:53
ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent, would rather shut down the short video platform than sell, if legal action in response to US government pressure fails, Reuters reported on Friday, citing four sources. The app, with 170 million American users, pushes them a constant stream of popular videos […]