Alibaba, Tencent, and Huawei compete as global rivals retreat. China’s cloud computing market has become a fierce battleground in 2025, as domestic giants fight for dominance while Western providers retreat under regulatory and political pressures. With businesses and governments shifting more services online,
Profile: Wang Xin (25) Digital fashion creator mixing Hanfu styles with VR showrooms Tradition Meets Technology At just 25, Wang Xin is bridging centuries of Chinese fashion heritage with the cutting edge of digital design. Her work reimagines Hanfu, the traditional attire of
China’s Young Rail Visionaries China’s high-speed rail (HSR) is already the largest in the world, stretching over 40,000 km, but the next chapter is being written by Gen Z engineers. These under-30 talents are shaping innovations in speed, safety, and sustainability that will
Why cybersecurity is now treated as a growth sector alongside AI and chips. From Risk to Industry For years, cybersecurity was treated as a defensive necessity an expense to protect companies and governments from digital threats. In China, that view is changing. Cybersecurity
China’s fast-fashion and e-commerce platforms disrupt global retail with algorithm-driven logistics. The Rise of Ultra-Fast Retail If the 2010s were the decade of Alibaba and JD.com, the 2020s belong to Shein and Temu. These two platforms have upended global retail with their ultra-fast
How PDD’s founder reinvented e-commerce with group buying and global ambition. From Engineer to Entrepreneur Colin Huang, a former Google engineer, returned to China in the 2000s with a vision to build digital platforms that could reach beyond affluent urban elites. In 2015,
Beijing positions space as the next industrial frontier, blending defense and private startups. The New Space Race China’s ambitions in space are no longer limited to prestige projects like manned missions and moon landings. In the last decade, Beijing has built a multi-billion-dollar
Alibaba doubles down on large model training, cloud integration, and domestic AI adoption, but competition from OpenAI and Anthropic looms large. The Stakes of AI Leadership Artificial intelligence is no longer just a research frontier, it has become a core determinant of global
Beijing’s 6G projects aim to secure leadership in next-generation mobile standards with military and industrial applications. From 5G Success to 6G Ambition China’s success in 5G infrastructure led by Huawei and ZTE made it a global standard-setter, despite pushback from the U.S. and
The battle for dominance in Asia’s fastest-growing digital infrastructure market. The Cloud as Strategic Infrastructure Cloud computing has become the backbone of the digital economy. From AI training to fintech, from e-commerce to logistics, every modern sector relies on scalable, secure cloud services.
