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High-Tech Ambitions

China’s robot mania ignites another zombie outbreak

March 22, 2026March 9, 2026 by China Factor Staff

By 2030, the country aims to be the ‘world leader’ in frontier research and development in ‘humanoids’

Categories Talking Point Tags Artificial Intelligence, High-Tech Ambitions, Humnoids, National People’s Congress, News Leave a comment

China’s economic threats haunt the global community

April 21, 2023April 18, 2023 by China Factor Staff

Risks posed by Beijing’s nationalistic foreign policy have forced the United States and its allies to act

Categories Geopolitical Tension Tags ASML, China, Chip Sector, EU, High-Tech Ambitions, News, President Xi Jinping, The Netherlands, United States Leave a comment

High-tech hot wires China’s Gulf strategy

December 3, 2022December 1, 2022 by N Janardhan Gedaliah Afterman

As American pressure on China grows in Asia, Beijing is likely to increase its relevance in the Middle East

Categories Big Power Rivalry Tags China, East Asia Forum, Gulf Nations, High-Tech Ambitions, News, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Washington Leave a comment

China and the US battle for high-tech supremacy

July 7, 2022June 14, 2022 by Niky Brugnatelli
A tech network on a red Chinese national flag.

Rivalry in the semiconductor industry is a significant point of tension between Beijing and Washington

Categories Tech Tension Tags China, ChinaFactor, Chip Sector, East Asia Forum, High-Tech Ambitions, News, The Long Read, United States Leave a comment

Coal turkey can break China’s addiction to fossil fuels

April 24, 2021April 23, 2021 by China Factor Staff
Smoke bellows into a red sky at night from a power complex. Coal is still king in China.

Beijing could save up to US$1.6 trillion by phasing out coal power plants with eco-friendly alternatives

Categories Climate Change Tags China, Coal Power Plants, High-Tech Ambitions, Leaders Summit on Climate, News, President Joe Biden, President Xi Jinping Leave a comment

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