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Patrick Dunne

China’s top solar giants sign ‘no-sales-below-cost’ pact to end price war

August 29, 2026 by Patrick Dunne
A vast solar panel array under a bright sky

China’s eight top polysilicon makers pledge to stop selling below cost in a bid to end the solar sector’s price war.

Categories Solar Power Tags China, GCL, photovoltaic, polysilicon, price war, solar, Tongwei

Zhipu’s GLM-5.3-Flash runs on ~100,000 Chinese chips — and confirms the ‘Ox’ mystery model

August 28, 2026 by Patrick Dunne
A glowing AI processor chip with a neural network of luminous nodes on a deep navy background with cyan highlights.

Beijing’s Zhipu AI claims its new GLM-5.3-Flash model runs on roughly 100,000 Chinese-made chips — and confirms it was the mystery ‘Ox’ model that topped OpenRouter usage.

Categories Artificial Intelligence Tags Chinese AI chips, domestic AI accelerators, GLM-5.3-Flash, OpenRouter, Ox model, Zhipu AI

Daily Links

April 16, 2026April 14, 2026 by Patrick Dunne
Categories Daily Links Tags China, ChinaFactor Leave a comment

China’s auto firms race to claim Canada’s EV market

March 26, 2026March 26, 2026 by Patrick Dunne
AI generated illustration of Chinese-made EVs arriving at the Port of Vancouver. Image: Gemini

BYD, Chery, Geely, and Lotus are hiring, trademarking, and scouting dealership locations across the country as the first import quota window opens

Categories Behind The News Tags Electric Cars, EVs, News Leave a comment

China Factor makes it a year to remember

January 12, 2022December 13, 2021 by Patrick Dunne

We have moved from strength to strength in our first year – finishing with a monthly traffic gain of 40%

Categories Anniversary Tags China Factor, Experienced Journalists, geopolitics Leave a comment

The Journey Begins

May 14, 2019 by Patrick Dunne

Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton

Categories Uncategorized Leave a comment

Top Stories

  • LandSpace recovers Zhuque-3 booster, then loses it to post-landing fire
  • Zhipu’s GLM-5.3-Flash runs on ~100,000 Chinese chips — and confirms the ‘Ox’ mystery model
  • ‘Toothless’ ASEAN is losing its faith in the US
  • Trade tensions with Beijing reach a ‘breaking ‘point’
  • China and the US draw up the final frontier battle lines
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