the china issue

How China’s ‘Crystal Capital’ Cornered the Market on a Western Obsession
January 20, 2026
[ad_1] Villages looked for niches they could fill in the global market. The town of Xuchang, for instance, capitalized on its legacy of making hairpieces for opera performers—and on the...
China’s Renewable Energy Revolution Is a Huge Mess That Might Save the World
January 20, 2026
[ad_1] Indeed, the greatest beneficiaries of China’s renewables revolution may, in fact, be consumers, both inside and outside of China. In sun-blessed Australia, where rooftop solar panels sit atop nearly...
Thousands of Companies Are Driving China’s AI Boom. A Government Registry Tracks Them All
January 20, 2026
[ad_1] When DeepSeek burst onto the global stage in January 2025, it seemed to appear out of nowhere. But the large language model was just one of the thousands of...
Your First Humanoid Robot Coworker Will Probably Be Chinese
January 20, 2026
[ad_1] Later I connect with Wang Xingxing, Unitree’s CEO, who, citing his poor English, agreed to talk via the messaging app WeChat. Wang is something of a celebrity in China....
Chinese EV Batteries Are Eating the World
January 20, 2026
[ad_1] THE symbolism was clear last June when Emmanuel Macron, surrounded by factory workers, held up a sleek lithium battery in his right hand and a mining lamp in his...