Features 11 May 2026 The Chinese whiz kids of Silicon Valley Chinese-born tech workers have fueled Silicon Valley for decades. In the AI era, they're superstars. By Viola Zhou
Global Dispatch 8 May 2026 Some Taiwanese drone math ahead of the Xi-Trump visit Recalling my visit to Thunder Tiger, a Taiwanese company building “non-China” drones for the U.S. military. By Kinling Lo
Global 29 April 2026 I got stood up by an AI agent, and tracked down its human owner in China A solo entrepreneur is paying a quarter of his salary to let AI agents run his side-hustle app. He recently realized his "employees" have been keeping secrets. By Viola Zhou
Global Dispatch 10 April 2026 Chinese entrepreneurs should go global before they go viral The Meta-Manus deal holds lessons for U.S. investors and Chinese founders alike. By Viola Zhou
Global 20 February 2026 U.S. plans Peace Corps-style “Tech Corps” to counter China’s AI exports Washington to send volunteers abroad to promote American AI models as Chinese open-weight models are proving popular. By Viola Zhou
Global Dispatch 13 February 2026 I let Alibaba’s AI agent plan my holiday. I ended up doing more work For reassurance, experimentation, and low-pressure decisions, AI agents can feel helpful. For bigger choices, I still trust myself more. By Kinling Lo
Tech Giants 26 January 2026 While politicians shape U.S.-China relations, their families turn to the stock market Politicians' spouses and children are buying and selling stocks in TSMC, Alibaba, and Tencent. By Hazel Gandhi
EV Revolution 20 January 2026 China steers the Gulf’s driverless future as U.S. rivals stay home WeRide, Baidu, and Pony.ai are scaling robotaxi fleets across the Gulf while Waymo and Cruise focus on domestic markets. By Divsha Bhat
EV Revolution 15 January 2026 Why the EU is ready to drop high tariffs on China-made EVs Europe’s shift toward cooperation over protectionism on Chinese EVs is more political than business-driven. By Ananya Bhattacharya
EV Revolution 13 January 2026 BYD burns profit chasing global dominance over Tesla The Chinese EV giant reported a 33% drop in third-quarter profit while ramping up overseas expansion and R&D spending. By Kinling Lo and Ananya Bhattacharya
Global 8 January 2026 A global crackdown on online gambling Some countries are welcoming the booming industry; others want to ban it outright. By Hazel Gandhi
The Rise of AI 6 January 2026 Chinese AI unicorns beat Silicon Valley giants in race to go public Zhipu AI and MiniMax are set to raise a combined $1.1 billion before OpenAI and Anthropic file for IPOs. By Kinling Lo