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623		<a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/09/20/the-power-grids-china-problem/">
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625		<img width="2560" height="1703" src="https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Solar-Panels-scaled.jpeg" class="attachment-mediu  m size-mediu  m wp-post-image" alt="The Power Grid’s China Problem" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Solar-Panels-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Solar-Panels-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Solar-Panels-1200x798.jpeg 1200w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Solar-Panels-768x511.jpeg 768w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Solar-Panels-1000x665.jpeg 1000w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Solar-Panels-2000x1331.jpeg 2000w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Solar-Panels-1536x1022.jpeg 1536w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Solar-Panels-2048x1363.jpeg 2048w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Solar-Panels-600x400.jpeg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100v
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630			<h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/09/20/the-power-grids-china-problem/" rel="bookmark">The Power Grid’s China Problem</a></h3>	<aside class="meta entry-meta">
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634				By  <a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/team_member/peiyue-wu/">Peiyue Wu</a>				</span>
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640			The U.S. and EU are restricting Chinese inverters over cybersecurity and supply-chain concerns, but replacing them may create new challenges for the renewable-energy industry.		</div>
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657				By  <a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/team_member/rachel-cheung/">Rachel Cheung</a>				</span>
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663			Helping other countries build up their own semiconductor supply chains is a calculated gamble. Can sacrificing some economic advantage enhance Taiwan’s own security?		</div>
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669		<a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/09/09/how-a-former-google-engineer-escaped-the-charge-of-spying-for-china/">
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686			A judge in California last week overturned a jury verdict that had convicted Ding Linwei of economic espionage, after he stole documents about the tech...		</div>
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700		<span class="post-meta">
701			<span class="byline">
702				<span class="authlink">
703				By  <a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/team_member/noah-berman/">Noah Berman</a>				</span>
704			</span>
705		</span>
706	</aside>
707			</header><!-- .entry-header -->
708		<div class="entry-content">
709			More than a third of the Chinese companies sanctioned last month for supporting Iran share office addresses with firms the U.S. has already blacklisted.		</div>
710	</div>
711</article><!-- #post-## -->
712
713<article id="post-85063" class="post-85063 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-and-analysis topic-companies topic-culture topic-healthcare topic-technology">
714	<div class="wp-block-image">
715		<a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/08/30/china-wants-a-slimmer-nation-big-tech-wants-a-piece-of-it/">
716		<figure>
717		<img width="1600" height="1066" src="https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Ant-Afu-Health-App.jpg" class="attachment-mediu  m size-mediu  m wp-post-image" alt="China Wants a Slimmer Nation. Big Tech Wants a Piece of It" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Ant-Afu-Health-App.jpg 1600w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Ant-Afu-Health-App-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Ant-Afu-Health-App-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Ant-Afu-Health-App-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Ant-Afu-Health-App-1000x666.jpg 1000w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Ant-Afu-Health-App-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Ant-Afu-Health-App-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" />		</figure>
718	</a>
719	</div>
720	<div class="post-content">
721		<header class="entry-header">
722			<h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/08/30/china-wants-a-slimmer-nation-big-tech-wants-a-piece-of-it/" rel="bookmark">China Wants a Slimmer Nation. Big Tech Wants a Piece of It</a></h3>	<aside class="meta entry-meta">
723		<span class="post-meta">
724			<span class="byline">
725				<span class="authlink">
726				By  <a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/team_member/peiyue-wu/">Peiyue Wu</a>				</span>
727			</span>
728		</span>
729	</aside>
730			</header><!-- .entry-header -->
731		<div class="entry-content">
732			China’s tech giants are betting that weight management could become a new growth opportunity for their healthcare businesses.		</div>
733	</div>
734</article><!-- #post-## -->
735
736<article id="post-84160" class="post-84160 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-and-analysis topic-finance topic-politics">
737	<div class="wp-block-image">
738		<a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/08/16/chinas-anti-corruption-campaign-roils-on/">
739		<figure>
740		<img width="2560" height="1707" src="https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Fang-Xinghai-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-mediu  m size-mediu  m wp-post-image" alt="China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign Roils On" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Fang-Xinghai-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Fang-Xinghai-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Fang-Xinghai-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Fang-Xinghai-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Fang-Xinghai-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Fang-Xinghai-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Fang-Xinghai-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Fang-Xinghai-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Fang-Xinghai-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
740w, 2560px" />		</figure>
741	</a>
742	</div>
743	<div class="post-content">
744		<header class="entry-header">
745			<h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/08/16/chinas-anti-corruption-campaign-roils-on/" rel="bookmark">China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign Roils On</a></h3>	<aside class="meta entry-meta">
746		<span class="post-meta">
747			<span class="byline">
748				<span class="authlink">
749				By  <a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/team_member/rachel-cheung/">Rachel Cheung</a>				</span>
750			</span>
751		</span>
752	</aside>
753			</header><!-- .entry-header -->
754		<div class="entry-content">
755			A probe into an influential securities regulator has sent shockwaves through the financial community.		</div>
756	</div>
757</article><!-- #post-## -->
758
759<article id="post-83665" class="post-83665 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-and-analysis topic-culture topic-economy">
760	<div class="wp-block-image">
761		<a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/08/09/the-bargain-hunters/">
762		<figure>
763		<img width="2560" height="1707" src="https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Super-Ming-China-Supermarket-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-mediu  m size-mediu  m wp-post-image" alt="The Bargain Hunters" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Super-Ming-China-Supermarket-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Super-Ming-China-Supermarket-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Super-Ming-China-Supermarket-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Super-Ming-China-Supermarket-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Super-Ming-China-Supermarket-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Super-Ming-China-Supermarket-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Super-Ming-China-Supermarket-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Super-Ming-China-Supermarket-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Super-Ming-China-Supermarket-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
763w, 2560px" />		</figure>
764	</a>
765	</div>
766	<div class="post-content">
767		<header class="entry-header">
768			<h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/08/09/the-bargain-hunters/" rel="bookmark">The Bargain Hunters</a></h3>	<aside class="meta entry-meta">
769		<span class="post-meta">
770			<span class="byline">
771				<span class="authlink">
772				By  <a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/team_member/peiyue-wu/">Peiyue Wu</a>				</span>
773			</span>
774		</span>
775	</aside>
776			</header><!-- .entry-header -->
777		<div class="entry-content">
778			In China, conspicuous consumption is out and thrift is in. Some companies have figured out how to cash in on the trend.		</div>
779	</div>
780</article><!-- #post-## -->
781
782<article id="post-83134" class="post-83134 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-and-analysis topic-companies topic-technology">
783	<div class="wp-block-image">
784		<a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/08/02/dji-gets-into-a-fight-in-the-u-s-with-another-chinese-dronemaker/">
785		<figure>
786		<img width="1404" height="936" src="https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Osmo-Pocket-4-DJI.jpeg" class="attachment-mediu  m size-mediu  m wp-post-image" alt="DJI Gets into a Fight in the U.S. — With Another Chinese Dronemaker" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Osmo-Pocket-4-DJI.jpeg 1404w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Osmo-Pocket-4-DJI-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Osmo-Pocket-4-DJI-1200x800.jpeg 1200w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Osmo-Pocket-4-DJI-768x512.jpeg 768w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Osmo-Pocket-4-DJI-1000x667.jpeg 1000w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Osmo-Pocket-4-DJI-600x400.jpeg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1404px) 100vw, 1404px" />		</figure>
787	</a>
788	</div>
789	<div class="post-content">
790		<header class="entry-header">
791			<h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/08/02/dji-gets-into-a-fight-in-the-u-s-with-another-chinese-dronemaker/" rel="bookmark">DJI Gets into a Fight in the U.S. — With Another Chinese Dronemaker</a></h3>	<aside class="meta entry-meta">
792		<span class="post-meta">
793			<span class="byline">
794				<span class="authlink">
795				By  <a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/team_member/peiyue-wu/">Peiyue Wu</a>				</span>
796			</span>
797		</span>
798	</aside>
799			</header><!-- .entry-header -->
800		<div class="entry-content">
801			As U.S. restrictions complicate DJI’s expansion beyond drones, its camera rival Insta360 has gained an unexpected advantage.		</div>
802	</div>
803</article><!-- #post-## -->
804
805<article id="post-82098" class="post-82098 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-and-analysis topic-companies topic-technology">
806	<div class="wp-block-image">
807		<a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/07/19/china-applies-its-industrial-playbook-to-brain-chips/">
808		<figure>
809		<img width="2560" height="1707" src="https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/BCI-Tibet-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-mediu  m size-mediu  m wp-post-image" alt="China Applies its Industrial Playbook to Brain Chips" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/BCI-Tibet-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/BCI-Tibet-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/BCI-Tibet-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/BCI-Tibet-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/BCI-Tibet-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/BCI-Tibet-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/BCI-Tibet-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/BCI-Tibet-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/BCI-Tibet-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
809w, 2560px" />		</figure>
810	</a>
811	</div>
812	<div class="post-content">
813		<header class="entry-header">
814			<h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/07/19/china-applies-its-industrial-playbook-to-brain-chips/" rel="bookmark">China Applies its Industrial Playbook to Brain Chips</a></h3>	<aside class="meta entry-meta">
815		<span class="post-meta">
816			<span class="byline">
817				<span class="authlink">
818				By  <a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/team_member/rachel-cheung/">Rachel Cheung</a>				</span>
819			</span>
820		</span>
821	</aside>
822			</header><!-- .entry-header -->
823		<div class="entry-content">
824			A wave of Chinese brain computer interface startups has emerged thanks to government-led support. Can they challenge Elon Musk’s Neuralink?		</div>
825	</div>
826</article><!-- #post-## -->
827
828<article id="post-81250" class="post-81250 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-and-analysis topic-ai topic-companies topic-politics topic-technology topic-trade">
829	<div class="wp-block-image">
830		<a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/07/02/nvidia-uses-the-specter-of-huawei-to-make-its-chip-exports-case/">
831		<figure>
832		<img width="2560" height="1707" src="https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lutnick-and-Huang-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-mediu  m size-mediu  m wp-post-image" alt="Nvidia Uses The Specter of Huawei to Make Its Chip Exports Case" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lutnick-and-Huang-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lutnick-and-Huang-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lutnick-and-Huang-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lutnick-and-Huang-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lutnick-and-Huang-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lutnick-and-Huang-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lutnick-and-Huang-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lutnick-and-Huang-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lutnick-and-Huang-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
832w, 2560px" />		</figure>
833	</a>
834	</div>
835	<div class="post-content">
836		<header class="entry-header">
837			<h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/07/02/nvidia-uses-the-specter-of-huawei-to-make-its-chip-exports-case/" rel="bookmark">Nvidia Uses The Specter of Huawei to Make Its Chip Exports Case</a></h3>	<aside class="meta entry-meta">
838		<span class="post-meta">
839			<span class="byline">
840				<span class="authlink">
841				By  <a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/team_member/noah-berman/">Noah Berman</a>				</span>
842			</span>
843		</span>
844	</aside>
845			</header><!-- .entry-header -->
846		<div class="entry-content">
847			Before Nvidia won approval to sell more chips to China, it told the U.S. government that Huawei could have enough chips to satisfy global demand.		</div>
848	</div>
849</article><!-- #post-## -->
850
851<article id="post-80759" class="post-80759 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-and-analysis topic-companies topic-technology">
852	<div class="wp-block-image">
853		<a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/06/28/a-now-or-never-moment-for-xiaohongshu/">
854		<figure>
855		<img width="2560" height="1594" src="https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/XHS-Cover-scaled.jpeg" class="attachment-mediu  m size-mediu  m wp-post-image" alt="A Now Or Never Moment For Xiaohongshu" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/XHS-Cover-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/XHS-Cover-300x187.jpeg 300w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/XHS-Cover-1200x747.jpeg 1200w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/XHS-Cover-768x478.jpeg 768w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/XHS-Cover-1000x623.jpeg 1000w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/XHS-Cover-2000x1245.jpeg 2000w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/XHS-Cover-1536x956.jpeg 1536w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/XHS-Cover-2048x1275.jpeg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
855w, 2560px" />		</figure>
856	</a>
857	</div>
858	<div class="post-content">
859		<header class="entry-header">
860			<h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/06/28/a-now-or-never-moment-for-xiaohongshu/" rel="bookmark">A Now Or Never Moment For Xiaohongshu</a></h3>	<aside class="meta entry-meta">
861		<span class="post-meta">
862			<span class="byline">
863				<span class="authlink">
864				By  <a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/team_member/peiyue-wu/">Peiyue Wu</a>				</span>
865			</span>
866		</span>
867	</aside>
868			</header><!-- .entry-header -->
869		<div class="entry-content">
870			The Chinese social media company is mulling an IPO even as the ‘TikTok refugee’ moment fades and geopolitical headwinds batter Chinese tech.		</div>
871	</div>
872</article><!-- #post-## -->
873
874<article id="post-80570" class="post-80570 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-and-analysis topic-ai topic-companies topic-politics topic-technology">
875	<div class="wp-block-image">
876		<a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/06/21/surrounding-american-ai-from-the-south/">
877		<figure>
878		<img width="2560" height="1707" src="https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Sam-Ward-AI-in-SEA-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-mediu  m size-mediu  m wp-post-image" alt="Surrounding American AI from the South" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Sam-Ward-AI-in-SEA-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Sam-Ward-AI-in-SEA-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Sam-Ward-AI-in-SEA-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Sam-Ward-AI-in-SEA-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Sam-Ward-AI-in-SEA-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Sam-Ward-AI-in-SEA-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Sam-Ward-AI-in-SEA-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Sam-Ward-AI-in-SEA-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://www.thewirechina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Sam-Ward-AI-in-SEA-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
878w, 2560px" />		</figure>
879	</a>
880	</div>
881	<div class="post-content">
882		<header class="entry-header">
883			<h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/06/21/surrounding-american-ai-from-the-south/" rel="bookmark">Surrounding American AI from the South</a></h3>	<aside class="meta entry-meta">
884		<span class="post-meta">
885			<span class="byline">
886				<span class="authlink">
887				By  <a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/team_member/alex-colville/">Alex Colville</a>				</span>
888			</span>
889		</span>
890	</aside>
891			</header><!-- .entry-header -->
892		<div class="entry-content">
893			In its race to lead critical emerging technologies, China is working to expand adoption of its AI models and standards in the Global South. The...		</div>
894	</div>
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