Zhou Xin is Tech Editor of the Post, following stints as Political Economy Editor and Deputy China Editor. He has previously worked for Reuters and Bloomberg in Beijing.
Ma Yi explains why Hong Kong is an ideal place to attract global talent and how he is using the new role at the University of Hong Kong to promote academic exchange.
The controversy over China’s extended retirement age is a fresh reminder of the deep-rooted problems inherent in the country’s national income distribution system.
Chinese law requires new regulations to solicit public feedback, but legitimate concerns about giving netizens a single national ID are being silenced.
China can quickly mobilise resources to clean up and minimise casualties after natural disasters, but the country needs to set aside more funds for maintenance and arrange for regular checks of its infrastructure.
The transition to robotaxi services comes at a time when China is in a race to lead the world in the adoption of autonomous vehicle and artificial intelligence technologies.
The environment inside a highly automated plant appears a far cry from the days when mainland Chinese factories were known as ‘labour-intensive’ sweatshops.
The third plenum of the 20th Central Committee offers a chance for Chinese authorities to address the country’s population problem using a ‘top down’ approach.
OpenAI has fired a warning shot by blocking developers from mainland China and Hong Kong, showing the new reality of an increasingly divided world in AI.
At first glance, the odds are not in favour of Chinese tech firms in the era of generative AI, but the country has the talent, the market, and the determination to stay at the top of the game.
Alibaba.com is projecting US$60 billion in GMV this year, according to the sourcing platform’s president, who dismissed competition from PDD and ByteDance.
Apple and Tesla have each won two small but significant consumer-led lawsuits in China, in a sign that Beijing is trying to win back the confidence of foreign investors.