2024’s Most Notable Censored Articles and Essays (Part 1)
As 2024 draws to a close, CDT editors are compiling a series of the most notable content (Chinese) from across the Chinese internet over the past year. Topics include this…
ByteDance denies reported $7 billion plan for NVIDIA chips
ByteDance has refuted a report by The Information claiming it plans to spend up to $7 billion on NVIDIA chips by 2025 as part of its AI expansion. The report,…
Freshippo CEO announces sustained profitability after 50% surge in customer base
Freshippo CEO Yan Xiaolei announced in an internal letter today that the Alibaba-owned grocery chain has achieved double-digit growth based on nine consecutive months of overall profitability, with customer numbers…
NetEase to launch mobile version of new martial arts game Where Winds Meet next week
Chinese game developer NetEase announced Monday that the mobile version of its martial arts game Where Winds Meet will launch on Jan. 9, 2025. The mobile team has completed optimization…
Huawei Enjoy 70X smartphone to launch on January 3 with Kirin 8000A processor
On the Chinese social platform Weibo, Huawei yesterday announced the release of the Enjoy 70X smartphone on January 3, 2025, with the slogan “One-Key Beidou, HarmonyOS Security.” The phone will…
Bounties and Sanctions Mark Holiday Season for Overseas Activists
On Christmas Eve, Hong Kong’s national security police announced arrest warrants and bounties of HK$1 million (US$129,000) for information leading to the arrest of six exiled activists. The activists are…
Trump asks Supreme Court to halt US TikTok ban
President-elect Donald Trump has requested the US Supreme Court pause the enforcement of a federal order requiring TikTok’s parent company ByteDance to divest from the platform or face a US…
Inside POCO: the journey from Xiaomi sub-brand to global contender
POCO, a smartphone brand that emerged from Chinese tech giant Xiaomi in 2018, has carved out a niche by offering inexpensive high-performance devices, catering to tech-savvy young adults. Our team…
Meituan addresses rider conditions with pledge to end delivery time penalties before 2026
Meituan announced eight initiatives to improve conditions for its delivery riders, including replacing penalties for late delivery with positive incentives by the end of 2025, according to a post on…
China announces mutual recognition of self-driving car permits in Greater Bay Area
The governments of several major cities in China’s affluent Guangdong province announced on Dec. 27 that they have struck a mutual recognition agreement of permissions to test self-driving vehicles, which…