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Decoding China’s tech frontier—AI, robotics, EVs, and more. Based in Hangzhou, China, we’re a small reporting team from a decade old Chinese tech media 差评 (Chaping).
Impulsive, reckless, and another side of views for Chinese technology. Used to work in Guan Cha and Global Times but my opinions are my own. Now I write tech stories in HangZhou! UwU Feel free to contact me by email: [email protected]
I write about China’s tech industry — especially AI, semiconductors, and consumer electronics. Based in Hangzhou and Beijing, previously contributing to Caixin, China business journal and PingWest. I look for hidden gems.
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