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IF DEMOGRAPHY IS DESTINY, then the recent headlines from Beijing read like a eulogy. China’s population has fallen for two consecutive years, shedding millions of citizens in a statistical retreat that Western observers often mistake for an economic surrender. The logic is seductive in its simplicity: fewer workers mean lower growth, collapsing pensions, and the … Read more
Part II of How Stellantis Rewrites the Transatlantic EV Playbook In Part I, we mapped the Wuhan-Paris axis — a dual arbitrage allowing Stellantis to shore up its European defences using Chinese engineering. That was the dress rehearsal. The ultimate prize lies across the Atlantic, where Detroit continues to slumber inside its tariff-protected greenhouse. Stellantis … Read more
Stephen Curry just pulled off the most strategically brilliant move of his career—and it didn’t happen on a basketball court. On June 2, 2026, Curry announced a landmark 10-year partnership with Li-Ning, reportedly worth north of $400 million. But calling this a “shoe deal” misses the point entirely. This is an empire-building move that positions … Read more
Hong Kong, the unexpected winner of the Iran War As missiles rain on the Gulf, something else entirely is skyrocketing in a familiar safe harbour. By Jaime Xiao As Iranian and Israeli missiles illuminate the night skies over the Middle East, the ensuing panic in global energy markets has triggered a ferocious, structurally permanent pivot … Read more
If you want to understand the shifting tectonic plates of the global economy, you could read the latest policy white papers out of Washington, or you could simply look at the photograph of Friedrich Merz in Hangzhou. There stood the German Chancellor—a politician whose brand is practically forged from stern Atlanticist rigour and conservative economic … Read more
Daily briefing on China’s tech sector: Beijing launches security probe into Meta’s Manus deal, Denza unveils “robot” SUV, DeepSeek hits 22M users, and industrial robotics output breaks global records.
Technology & Society Vol. 1 | The Robot Belt Review For years, AI has been a ghost in the digital machine. Now, it demands a physical form. The forging of that form is happening along a formidable industrial arc in Southeast China: The Robot Belt. By The Tech Review Team If the defining image of … Read more
Building cross-border partnerships and sourcing strategies to connect global resource suppliers with China’s fast-growing automotive, new energy, and semiconductor industries. January 5, 2026 Meta’s lucrative acquisition of Manus has once again put the city of Wuhan in the global spotlight. Manus is an AI startup founded in Wuhan three years ago, amidst the final days … Read more