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China risks a spiral into deeper deflation as it diverts U.S.-bound exports to domestic market
SHENZHEN, CHINA – APRIL 12: A woman checks her smartphone while walking past a busy intersection in front of a Sam’s Club membership store and a McDonald’s restaurant on April 12, 2025 in Shenzhen, China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News As sky-high tariffs kill U.S. orders for Chinese goods, the country has been striving […]
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Pony.ai teams up with Tencent for robotaxi services on WeChat, other apps
A Pony.ai autonomous car. Pony.ai Chinese start-up Pony.ai said Friday it will develop autonomous driving technology in partnership with Tencent Cloud and deploy robotaxi services on tech giant Tencent’s WeChat and other applications. The Nasdaq-listed company which specializes in autonomous vehicle technology, particularly robotaxis and robotrucks, said in a press release that the deal will […]
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Bernstein predicts which Chinese stocks can survive delisting and tariff worries
Bernstein is looking at Chinese internet tech stocks like it’s the downtrodden days of Covid-19. “For all the justified consternation around geopolitics and trade headwinds, we think the mantra of ‘fade sentiment extremes’ still applies,” Bernstein China internet analyst Robin Zhu and a team said in an April 14 report. “Several of the other conditions […]
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Assassin’s Creed-maker Ubisoft’s shares surge 11% on deal to spin off top game franchises
Artwork for Ubisoft’s upcoming “Assassin’s Creed Shadows” game. John Keeble | Getty Images Ubisoft shares surged on Friday after the French video game publisher announced a deal to spin out some of its best-selling franchises. On Thursday, Ubisoft revealed plans to form a new gaming subsidiary, with Chinese technology giant Tencent investing 1.16 billion euros ($1.25 billion) […]
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Ubisoft spins out new unit for Assassin’s Creed and other games, Tencent to take $1.25 billion stake
On Jan. 9, Ubisoft said it was postponing the launch of “Assassin’s Creed Shadows” and had appointed advisors to review strategic options. Ina Fassbender | AFP via Getty Images Ubisoft on Thursday announced that it’s creating a new gaming subsidiary with Chinese technology giant Tencent investing 1.16 billion euros ($1.25 billion) into the unit. The […]
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Chinese consumer companies signal spending is picking up again
Shoppers line up to shop at a Laopu Gold outlet in Deji Plaza in Nanjing, China, on Feb. 21, 2025. Fang Dongxu | Feature China | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese companies’ latest earnings reports point to an improvement in consumer spending, though it’s not necessarily back to pre-pandemic levels. E-commerce giants […]
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China’s artificial intelligence boom might help mitigate some tariff pain
Computer chip with Chinese flag, 3d conceptual illustration. Steven Mcdowell/science Photo Library | Science Photo Library | Getty Images BEIJING — For Chinese companies wary of U.S. tariffs, the big difference between President Donald Trump’s first and second terms is the emergence of generative artificial intelligence. Chinese companies are hard at work. Nearly every day […]
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U.S. blacklists over 50 Chinese companies in bid to curb Beijing’s AI, chip capabilities
William_potter | Istock | Getty Images The U.S. on Tuesday added dozens of Chinese tech companies to its export blacklist in its first such effort under the Donald Trump administration, as it doubles down on curtailing Beijing’s artificial intelligence and advanced computing capabilities. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security added 80 […]
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China’s open-source embrace upends conventional wisdom around artificial intelligence
China is focusing on large language models (LLMs) in the artificial intelligence space. Blackdovfx | Istock | Getty Images China is embracing open-source AI models in a trend market watchers and insiders say is boosting AI adoption and innovation in the country, with some suggesting it is an ‘Android moment’ for the sector. The open-source […]
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