Category: China

Chinese Start-Up Lands Reusable Rocket for the First Time

The New York Times – Business:
The milestone by the private company, LandSpace, could put China closer to challenging SpaceX’s rule in lower-cost spaceflight.
Europe Hurries to Fund More Cutting-Edge Businesses to Compete with China and U.S.

The New York Times – Business:
European governments, facing a nearly $1 trillion gap in investment funding, are casting a wide net to back start-ups developing pioneering technologies.
Chinese Robot Maker Unitree Soars 500 Percent in Trading Debut

The New York Times – Business:
Unitree is the second major Chinese technology company linked to the country’s artificial intelligence boom to surge following its initial public offering in the past month.
China Wants Its Data to Power the World’s A.I.

The New York Times – On the Runway:
China is exporting more than A.I. models. It wants its data to influence the world’s chatbots, raising fears that Beijing’s narratives will spread with the technology.
As China Hunts for Scientific Talent, the US Makes It Easier

The New York Times – Business:
Young researchers have long come to the U.S. for academic training, but a combination of Chinese money and U.S. restrictions is shifting the balance.
As China Pushes to Expand in Asia, Trump Focuses on Iran

The New York Times – On the Runway:
Asian allies are beginning to wonder whether the United States would or could defend them in a war.
In a Chinese Leader’s Death, Mourning for a More Hopeful Time

The New York Times – Business:
Tributes for former Premier Zhu Rongji reflect nostalgia for an era when China was opening to the world and the future seemed more prosperous and hopeful.
America Wants to Make Its Own Humanoid Robots. That Won’t Be Easy.

The New York Times – Business:
China already manufactures humanoid robots by the thousands. A new generation of U.S. start-ups is betting that there is still time to compete.
Zhu Rongji, Former Premier Who Pushed China to a Market Economy, Dies at 97

The New York Times – On the Runway:
As a vice premier and then premier, he helped transform China into the world’s leading manufacturing power and led his country into the World Trade Organization.
How a Drone ‘Hellscape’ Might Stop a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan

The New York Times – On the Runway:
Inspired by Ukraine’s battlefield gains, Taiwan is betting on drones to deter a potential Chinese invasion.
China’s Export Boom Rolls On Despite Trade Backlash

The New York Times – Business:
China’s factories are finding eager buyers abroad even as weak consumer spending and a prolonged property slump weigh on growth at home.
China’s Robots Know Kung Fu and Can Scale Walls. Can They Woo Investors?

The New York Times – Business:
Unitree Robotics wants to raise about $900 million in an I.P.O. that tests market interest in humanoid robots, a technology that wows but has yet to prove its viability.