Young Gen Z practicing "Chinamaxxing" lifestyle with congee, hot water thermos, Labubu doll and Luckin Coffee against Shanghai skyline at sunrise

Chinamaxxing: Go to China to Do It Best

Chinamaxxing has taken over social media in 2026. People are drinking hot water, wearing house slippers, eating congee at 7 a.m., and declaring they’re in a “very Chinese time” in their lives. It’s absurd. It’s also kind of brilliant. And the story of how it got here involves a TikTok ban, a flying car, and…

Modern semiconductor clean room facility in China with advanced Samsung and SK Hynix manufacturing equipment producing silicon wafer-based DRAM and NAND memory chips for AI applications

Korean Chip Giants Increase Investment in China

South Korea’s two leading semiconductor companies — Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix — have significantly increased investment in their Chinese manufacturing facilities in 2025. The move signals that Korean chip giants are doubling down on China at a time when global AI memory demand has pushed supply to its tightest point in over a decade….

Chinese TV brands

Chinese TV Brands Go Global

Chinese TV brands are reshaping the global electronics market — and the 2025 annual reports from TCL Electronics and Skyworth Group make that very clear. Both companies reported surging overseas revenue. Meanwhile, China’s domestic TV market shrank to a record low. Moreover, two landmark partnerships with Japanese giants Sony and Panasonic signal a structural shift…

Qianwen Ride-Hailing Screen

Qianwen Ride-Hailing Goes Live: One Sentence Books Your Ride

Qianwen ride-hailing is now officially live. On March 23, 2026, Alibaba’s Qianwen AI announced the launch of its built-in ride-hailing capability. Users can now book a car, select a vehicle type, add waypoints, and set pickup times — all through a single natural-language sentence. How Qianwen Ride-Hailing Works The feature understands complex, conversational requests. Simply…