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Chinese state media: AI-generated Chinese microdramas to be worth $3B+ in 2026, out of a $14B+ total microdrama market, boosted by tools like Seedance 2.0 (www.nytimes.com)
2026-5-4 China AI

Sources: SoftBank plans to make lithium- and cobalt-free data center batteries in Japan as soon as FY2027, as Japan tries to cut its reliance on Chinese metals (asia.nikkei.com)
2026-5-4 China Japan

China's Linkerbot, which holds 80%+ of global dexterous robotic hands market, raised a Series B+ at a $3B valuation and seeks a $6B valuation in its next round (www.reuters.com)
2026-5-4 China Robot

China orders domestic refineries to ignore US sanctions (www.rt.com)
2026-5-4 China

An evaluation by NIST's CAISI says DeepSeek V4 Pro lags behind leading US AI models by about eight months and is the most capable Chinese AI model to date (www.nist.gov)
2026-5-3 China AI

Chinese Exports of Green Technologies Surged to Record Levels After Iran War Began (hardware.slashdot.org)
2026-5-3 China Iran

A Chinese court ruled that companies cannot terminate staff just to replace them with AI, following a similar ruling by another Chinese court in December 2025 (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-5-3 China AI

Pakistan rolls out first Chinese Hangor submarine (VIDEO) (www.rt.com)
2026-5-2 China

A UK court orders Samsung to pay ZTE $392M for patents needed to enable phone network access; Samsung faces similar suits from ZTE in China, Germany, and Brazil (www.reuters.com)
2026-5-2 China Germany Samsung Brazil

How influencers boosting US-based AI and opposing Chinese AI are paid with money tied to Leading the Future, funded by execs from OpenAI, Palantir, a16z, others (www.wired.com)
2026-5-2 China AI

China Attacked Meta, So Cut All Tech Links (www.gatestoneinstitute.org)
2026-5-2 China

China's EV makers are competing on in-car AI features; ByteDance says its Doubao AI is used in 7M+ cars across 145 models, including from Mercedes, Audi, and VW (www.cnbc.com)
2026-5-1 China AI

Expanding frontiers: what happens if Beijing accelerates its Indo-Pacific push (www.aspistrategist.org.au)
2026-5-1 China

Sources: Huawei expects AI chip revenue to hit ~$12B in 2026, up 60% from $7.5B in 2025, as orders for its Ascend 950PR chip surge and Nvidia stalls in China (www.ft.com)
2026-5-1 China AI Nvidia

Apple forecasts Q3 revenue above estimates and reports Q2 results above projections in China but below expectations in the Americas and Europe regions (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-5-1 China Europe Apple

Disinformation is Beijing's weapon. Japan needs more than fact-checking to counter it (www.aspistrategist.org.au)
2026-5-1 China Japan

Convicted Former Harvard Scientist Rebuilds Brain Computer Lab In China (science.slashdot.org)
2026-5-1 China

China won't fight the US, but may still pay the price (www.rt.com)
2026-5-1 China

Sources: strong AI demand in China nearly doubles prices for Nvidia's B300 servers to ~$1M each, as a crackdown on chip smuggling dries up black market supply (www.reuters.com)
2026-4-30 China AI Nvidia

Sources: Jay Chen, who led Tokyo Electron's China operations, left the chip toolmaker after it discovered his family had invested in competing Chinese startups (www.ft.com)
2026-4-30 China Startup Tokyo

China's Surging Cleantech Exports are dethroning Oil (www.juancole.com)
2026-4-30 China

Expanding frontiers: how China's outward push could cause friction (www.aspistrategist.org.au)
2026-4-30 China

Expanding frontiers: how China normalises its presence (www.aspistrategist.org.au)
2026-4-30 China

Massachusetts-based brain implant company Axoft raised a $55M Series A and says it tested its device in a Shanghai patient, with plans for more trials in China (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-4-30 China Shanghai

Letters: House Homeland Security Committee and House China Select Committee are probing Airbnb and Cursor maker Anysphere over their use of Chinese AI models (www.semafor.com)
2026-4-30 China AI Airbnb

Pentagon admits ‘no defense' against Russian and Chinese hypersonic weapons (www.rt.com)
2026-4-29 Russia China Pentagon

Chinese regulators killed the Manus template by blocking Meta's $2B takeover in a 54-character decree, creating an uncertain era for China's growing AI industry (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-4-29 China AI

Source: China's leverage against Meta in the Manus deal could include 10%+ of its global revenue from Chinese ads and Goertek in Meta AI glasses' supply chain (www.ft.com)
2026-4-29 China AI

Warning signs: how China normalises its presence (www.aspistrategist.org.au)
2026-4-29 China

Sources: China suspends issuing new Level 4 autonomous vehicle licenses, after over 100 of Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxis disrupted traffic in Wuhan last month (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-4-29 China Autonomous Car

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