The economic promise and privacy dilemmas of hyper-connected urban zones. China has positioned itself at the forefront of smart city development, turning urban areas into testbeds for data-driven governance and digital infrastructure. By 2025, hundreds of pilot projects across the country, from Shenzhen
The evolving rules shaping e-commerce, fintech, and AI firms. China’s technology sector has entered a new era of governance. After a decade of rapid, often unregulated growth, Beijing has tightened oversight of digital platforms, fintech companies, and artificial intelligence firms. By 2025, the
Structural risks and opportunities in the world’s largest internet market. China’s digital economy has grown into the largest in the world, contributing more than one-third of the national GDP. By 2025, however, the sector faces a dual reality: resilience in scale and innovation,
From satellites to launch services, private firms compete with state giants. China’s space ambitions are often associated with state-led programs, but by 2025, private aerospace startups are carving out their own role. Companies like iSpace, Galactic Energy, and Deep Blue Aerospace are developing
Studios adapt to stricter rules while exporting titles abroad. China’s online gaming industry has faced heavy scrutiny in recent years, with regulators imposing strict playtime limits for minors and tighter approvals for new releases. Yet by 2025, the sector will have shown remarkable
Enterprises build localized 5G systems to optimize automation and supply chains. China’s 5G revolution is entering its next phase: private networks tailored for enterprises. By 2025, ports, factories, and logistics hubs are deploying localized 5G systems to power automation and industrial IoT. At
Retail, housing, and youth unemployment what the numbers reveal about demand. The Consumption Puzzle For decades, China’s growth story was defined by manufacturing might and infrastructure booms. But in 2025, the challenge is different: weak consumer demand. Despite government stimulus, household spending has
Credit reporting giant TransUnion has disclosed a data breach affecting more than 4.4 million customers’ personal information. In a filing with Maine’s attorney general’s office on Thursday, TransUnion attributed the July 28 breach to unauthorized access of a third-party application storing customers’ personal data for
A Chinese-backed hacking campaign that previously hacked into nine U.S. telecommunication and internet providers is now confirmed to have hacked at least 200 American companies, according to the FBI’s top cyber chief. FBI assistant director Brett Leatherman told The Washington Post that the hackers, dubbed Salt
A top Social Security Administration official turned whistleblower says members of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) uploaded hundreds of millions of Social Security records to a vulnerable cloud server, putting the personal information of most Americans at risk of compromise.
