Shanghai (China)

Visting Shanghai Now: It’s a Blue-Sky, App-Based Life

A longtime visitor returns to the post-pandemic city, finding it as varied and sophisticated as ever, and newly powered by digital commerce, with challenges for travelers.

By Erin Vivid Riley

Bain & Co China Consultants Cook, Timothy D Daines, Steve Mintz Group LLC Shanghai (China) United States International Relations Xi Jinping

China Releases Mintz Employees After 2-Year Detention

The release of the five employees, detained during a crackdown on foreign due diligence, comes as Beijing is trying to bring back overseas investment.

By David Pierson and Keith Bradsher

Artificial Intelligence China Computers and the Internet DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co Ltd Entrepreneurship Liang Wenfeng Shanghai (China) Shenzhen (China) Xi Jinping

DeepSeek Is Embraced in China by Government Nationwide

Government bodies nationwide have been eager to show they are using DeepSeek’s A.I. technology since the company’s founder met with Xi Jinping, China’s leader.

By Meaghan Tobin and Claire Fu

Automobiles BYD Co Ltd China Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Musk, Elon Shanghai (China) Tesla Motors Inc

China Cools on Musk: ‘Two Cars for the Price of One Tesla’

Elon Musk, the company’s chief executive, is fast losing out to Chinese electric carmakers in Tesla’s second-most-important market.

By Alexandra Stevenson