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The Demise of China’s Hottest Online Shopping Craze

During the height of the pandemic, a unique kind of online shopping became one of the hottest trends in China’s tech industry. Called “community group buying,” it allowed consumers to save money...

Some Cities in China Are Advertising Exclusive Subsidies for Huawei-Powered Cars

In some parts of China, local governments are offering cash subsidies to people who buy electric or plug-in hybrid cars powered by Huawei software. Experts say the deals are fairly unusual.Since May,...

China’s Electric Vehicle Factories Have Become Tourist Hotspots

Tours of electric vehicle factories have quickly become the hottest ticket in Beijing, with tens of thousands of people signing up each month for the chance to win a free visit. Chinese...

China’s Effort to Build a Competitor to Elon Musk’s Starlink Is Off to a Bumpy Start

If you gaze up at the night sky, there's a good chance you’ll spot a trail of fast-moving, bright dots—newly launched Starlink satellites. But you might soon also see something else: spacecraft...

Temu Blocks US Shoppers From Seeing Products Shipped From China

The popular Chinese ecommerce site Temu appears to have abruptly removed all products in the US version of its online store that ship directly to consumers from China, causing widespread confusion among...

Donald Trump Is Already Ruining Christmas

While children are told stories about elves and reindeer, the truth is that hundreds of thousands of people work year-round to make sure Christmas feels magical. From factory employees in China stringing...

Bad News for China: Rare Earth Elements Aren’t That Rare

As the trade war between China and the United States continues to escalate, Beijing is responding by turning to one of its favorite retaliation tactics: limiting the export of critical minerals used...

Stumbling and Overheating, Most Humanoid Robots Fail to Finish Half Marathon in Beijing

About 12,000 human athletes ran in a half marathon race in Beijing on Saturday, but most of the attention was on a group of other, more unconventional participants: 21 humanoid robots. The...

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