Technology

Will China’s new internet restrictions really protect minors?

In 2019, China introduced the world’s most restrictive gaming reduction measures over fears young people were becoming addicted. Now the…

4 months ago

Opinion: How AI could reshape the labour market

The rise of AI is a force so transformative that it might finally make goods and services abundant and accessible…

7 months ago

Should companies in China be betting on the Metaverse?

British companies like Harrods and Jaguar Land Rover have dipped their toes into “the Metaverse”. But what actually is the…

9 months ago

How China’s digital platforms are using AI technology

The launch of ChatGPT has made AI a global talking point, and while many debate the pros and cons of…

10 months ago

Is China’s version of TikTok really safer for young people?

As TikTok fights for its life in the West, and pundits sling mud at the app’s differing treatment of children…

11 months ago

The surprising opportunities in China’s e-sports market

With a value of over £17 billion and companies like Tencent and NetEase leading the way, China’s e-sports market is…

1 year ago

How the digital economy transformed entrepreneurship in China

Lin Zhang’s new book Labor of Reinvention: Entrepreneurship in the New Chinese Digital Economy (2023, Columbia University Press) traces the…

1 year ago

How UK-China scientific collaborations are benefitting the world

Without crossover between China and the UK in everything from education to manufacturing, the medical technology pioneered by Beijing X-Magtech…

1 year ago

The 5 biggest China IP stories of 2022

Last year was another remarkable year for intellectual property (IP) in China and around the world. Peter Mumford, senior associate…

1 year ago

How did Zhongguancun become China’s Silicon Valley?

Zhongguancun is the birthplace of some of China’s (and the world’s) biggest tech companies, including Lenovo, Bytedance – the company…

1 year ago