The most Hong Kong quote I have seen in awhile: “My boss owns one. But he doesn’t actually use it,” he told Rest of World. “He just brings it with him to business trips in mainland China to show people that he’s patriotic.” Rest of World restofworld.org/2025/iphone-ap…

DeepSeek and chip bans have supercharged AI innovation in China New from Kinling Lo 盧建靈 and Tiffany Ap 葉麗青 restofworld.org/2025/china-ai-…

NEW: Kinling Lo 盧建靈 explains why U.S.–China trade tensions are likely to disrupt humanoid robot development in both countries restofworld.org/2025/china-us-…

Fascinating e-commerce story written by my colleague Lam Le. Sendo’s executives flew to China to better understand the online grocery business...They talked to partners, delivery hub operators and one even posed as a job applicant to visit a warehouse. restofworld.org/2025/sendo-far…

Morgan Stanley’s latest CIO survey positions DeepSeek as the clear front-runner in China AI space: DeepSeek is regarded as offering the best AI/ML product and is projected to capture the largest market-share gains in AI/ML both this year and over the next three years.

DJI’s fate could signal how the U.S. weighs risks of Chinese tech, given Beijing's “capacity to control and influence its tech sector” says Elsa B. Kania. A ban would hit many users, given DJI’s market dominance, such as in public safety agencies. Read more: restofworld.org/2025/dji-drone…

China’s driverless robotaxis are in the fast lane to global ubiquity restofworld.org/2025/robotaxi-…

The US will release results of its semiconductor imports investigation (Section 232) in 2-weeks, Commerce Sec. Lutnick said, while President Trump suggested higher tariffs were coming, Reuters reports, noting Section 232 national security investigations provided a basis for 25%

China is making more and more EVs - including the type with gasoline. Fun fact: From Jan-June 2025, China's export of plug-in hybrid vehicles tripled yoy, while battery-electric vehicles rose by 40%. Grateful for insights from Michael Dunne and Bill Russo.

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