Not just Jack Ma: Who’s who at the Monday summit that’s seen as a ‘symbolic’ end to China’s tech crackdown

Not just Jack Ma: Who’s who at the Monday summit that’s seen as a ‘symbolic’ end to China’s tech crackdown

Huawei’s Ren Zhengfei, BYD’s Wang Chuanfu, and Xiaomi’s Lei Jun were among the leading tech executives who met with Xi Jinping on Monday.

Tesla Full Self-Driving Could Be China's Tariff Bargaining Chip

Tesla Full Self-Driving Could Be China's Tariff Bargaining Chip

When the controversial CEO of a global automaker becomes the Best-Friend-in-Chief and helps to define national policy, there might be some bleed-over into conflicts of interest. It seems that China may be betting on exactly that, especially as Tesla waits for the Chinese government to approve the use of its Full Self-Driving software on Chinese…

Xi Jinping’s U-turn on tech

Xi Jinping’s U-turn on tech

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Mercedes-Benz Profits Plunge As German Carmakers Reel

Mercedes-Benz said Thursday it planned hefty cost cuts after its 2024 profits plunged by almost a third amid a slump in China and weak electric car sales, as Germany's auto sector reels.

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Xi Jinping tells Alibaba’s Jack Ma and Chinese tech chiefs to ‘show their talent’

Analysts say address to symposium suggests crackdown on sector may be ending in effort to tackle economic slump

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China: Xi Jinping has learned from Trump’s first trade war and is ready to fight back

The start of 2025 has been good for China and its reputation as a high-tech innovator. The unveiling of the Chinese-made artificial intelligence (AI) tool, DeepSeek, caused consternation on the US stock exchange and from potential competitors in Silicon Valley.

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