China
The world’s AI superpowers differ on a key strategy: openness.Chinese leader Xi Jinping shared his philosophy on AI at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on Friday. He called for both more regulation of the tech — as well as open-sourcing it.In a list of four observations, Xi first…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nick Lappen, an American bartender and entrepreneur based in China. His words have been edited for length and clarity.I first visited China when I was 22 on a road trip from London to Mongolia, and the experience left a lasting impression.…
SpaceX is flying high off the back of a record-breaking IPO, but China looks determined to bring Elon Musk back down to Earth.China successfully landed the booster stage of its Long March-10B reusable rocket on Friday, the first time it has launched and partially returned a reusable orbital rocket safely…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Charlie Fang, 31, who works for an American tech company in China as a strategic partner manager. Fang left the US in 2024 after three failed attempts to obtain an H-1B visa.His words have been edited for length and clarity.I grew…
I showed my daughter a video of her gnawing on a chicken claw, back when we lived in China. “Eww,” she says, annoyed that I’m asking her to look away from Roblox.”Do you remember this?” I ask. She shakes her head. Another memory lost.My daughter doesn’t remember much about the…
