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Zhou Xin
Zhou Xin
Hong Kong
@xinzhou
Tech Editor
Zhou Xin is Tech Editor of the Post, following stints as Political Economy Editor and Deputy China Editor. He has previously worked for Reuters and Bloomberg in Beijing.

China can quickly mobilise resources to clean up and minimise casualties after natural disasters, but the country needs to set aside more funds for maintenance and arrange for regular checks of its infrastructure.

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The transition to robotaxi services comes at a time when China is in a race to lead the world in the adoption of autonomous vehicle and artificial intelligence technologies.

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At first glance, the odds are not in favour of Chinese tech firms in the era of generative AI, but the country has the talent, the market, and the determination to stay at the top of the game.

Alibaba.com is projecting US$60 billion in GMV this year, according to the sourcing platform’s president, who dismissed competition from PDD and ByteDance.

Apple and Tesla have each won two small but significant consumer-led lawsuits in China, in a sign that Beijing is trying to win back the confidence of foreign investors.

The authorities decided that the best way to deal with a prominent statue of a famous peasant leader was not to destroy it, but move it to a less noticeable place.

The rapid development of AI has offered hope to ease some of the problems caused by China’s demographic crisis, but Beijing should think carefully before rushing to any one-sided conclusions.

Chinese cities are rushing to dismantle a long-standing housing policy regime designed to keep speculators at bay, a remarkable U-turn that is just the beginning of a new chapter in the nation’s real estate market.

The rural town of Lishui is allowing individuals to participate in a land auction in an experiment that, if successful, could be a model for other cities over time.

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The trick of piecing together two or three ‘golden weeks’ on a yearly calendar should not replace initiatives such as promoting wage growth, reducing taxes on households and enhancing social welfare coverage.

The flow of domestic migrants is increasingly moving in the direction of the Greater Bay Area, the Yangtze River Delta and a handful of local economic hubs.

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Beijing-based ByteDance has left the US TikTok team lead its own response in countering legislation that would kick it out of domestic app stores, sources say.

Alibaba has scrapped the planned Hong Kong IPO for its logistics unit Cainiao, deciding to double down on its investment in the strategically important unit.

The fallout from the accounting fraud at China Evergrande will not be limited, and the handling of the case is just a piece of the puzzle showing how China manages its property slowdown.

Without Hong Kong’s thriving entertainment industry and open culture, the genius and creativity of the literary giant and his martial arts epics would have no chance to shine.

The much-anticipated press conference at the close of the National People’s Congress was cancelled, discontinuing a customary practice that was established in the early 1990s.

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