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Alice Ye

Senior editor with 15 years in news and financial media. Covers China's AI, electric vehicles, and robotics, with a focus on industry trends, technological innovation, and capital markets.

BBA's China EV Comeback: Can German Luxury Brands Reverse Market Share Collapse?

Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi unveiled over 60 electrified models at the 2026 Beijing Auto Show, attempting to reverse collapsing market share after Chinese rivals captured 35% of the premium EV segment worth RMB 300,000-500,000 ($41,700-69,400). The trio's aggressive product offensive marks

ChinaBiz Briefing | DeepSeek V4, Huawei Ascend, Tencent Hy3, and China's Robotics Billions

China's AI and technology sectors are moving in lockstep on multiple fronts. In a single day, DeepSeek launched its most capable open-source model yet, Huawei demonstrated same-day chip compatibility, Tencent unveiled a new large model pivoting toward monetization, and data confirmed that China's tech

Huawei Ascend Adapts DeepSeek V4 on Launch Day

Huawei Technologies announced full compatibility for DeepSeek V4-Pro and V4-Flash across its Ascend AI accelerator lineup within hours of the models' April 24 release, marking a strategic push to position domestic chip infrastructure as the go-to alternative for China's rapidly evolving large language model

DeepSeek Unveils V4 Preview With Million-Token Context Window

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has released a preview version of its V4 model series, introducing a one-million-token context window and enhanced agent capabilities that approach leading closed-source competitors, while maintaining its commitment to open-source accessibility. The company launched two preview variants on April 24, 2026: DeepSeek-

Tech Giants Race to Control China's Robotics Boom

Chinese technology conglomerates are aggressively repositioning themselves in the robotics sector, transitioning from passive investors to active hardware developers as the embodied intelligence market accelerates toward commercial deployment. Eight core tech giants executed 62 robotics investments in 2025 alone, deploying between RMB 14.5 billion and RMB 34 billion ($2.

ChinaBiz Briefing | CATL vs BYD, Huawei's Six-Vehicle Assault, and China's AI Price Wars

China's tech and automotive sectors entered a critical inflection phase this week, with vertical integration clashing against supplier flexibility in batteries, smartphone giants weaponizing ecosystem lock-in in EVs, and AI companies slashing costs while investors question whether rally valuations have run ahead of fundamentals. These developments reveal

XREAL Files for Hong Kong IPO as Chinese Smart Glasses Makers Race Against Tech Giants

Chinese AR glasses pioneer XREAL has filed for a Hong Kong initial public offering, igniting speculation over which independent smart glasses maker will claim the "first mover" advantage in capital markets—even as Apple, Huawei, and other tech behemoths prepare to flood the sector. The Hangzhou-based company

CATL vs BYD: Chemistry Wars Go Infrastructure

CATL's April 21 technology showcase crystallized a strategic dilemma facing battery suppliers in an increasingly vertically-integrated EV market: compete head-to-head on BYD's chosen battlefield of ultra-fast LFP and captive infrastructure, or double down on chemistry diversity as a competitive moat. The world&

Huawei Launches Six-Vehicle Offensive Against Xiaomi's EV Market Position

Huawei's automotive alliance AITO Smart delivered a strategic blow to rival Xiaomi on April 22, unveiling six new electric vehicles in a coordinated product launch that directly challenges Xiaomi's SU7 sedan and YU7 SUV across multiple price segments. The technology giant's Terminal BG Chairman

Beyond the Rally: Are Chinese AI Stars Zhipu and MiniMax Still Worth the Hype?

The Chinese artificial intelligence sector has witnessed a spectacular rally, with pure-play frontier model developers Zhipu AI and MiniMax seeing their stock prices surge 5–7 times since their IPOs in January 2026. This meteoric rise has cemented their status as the most representative public proxies for China’s