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China's Robots Are Here. And They're Dancing.
Mar 27, 2025

China's Robots Are Here. And They're Dancing.

China isn’t renting robots. It’s beta-testing a new economy.While Silicon Valley obsesses over AI chatbots, China’s bots are already clocking in.

Stephen Bivens
Economy Economy
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Trade War Continues: China's imports tumble as demand stutters
Mar 08, 2025

Trade War Continues: China's imports tumble as demand stutters

China’s latest import and export numbers are out, and let me tell you, they’re not pretty. Imports tanked, exports lost their mojo, and the trade war with the U.S. is heating up faster than a summer scorcher in Texas.

Stephen Bivens
Economy Economy
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Pesticides Aren’t Just Killing Pests—They’re Gutting Our Ecosystems
Mar 08, 2025

Pesticides Aren’t Just Killing Pests—They’re Gutting Our Ecosystems

A groundbreaking study led by Chinese researchers, published in Nature Communications, dropped this week like a grenade in a greenhouse. After analyzing 880,000 pesticide use cases, the verdict is brutal.

Stephen Bivens
Pop CulturePop Culture
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Ne Zha 2’s $500M Merch Storm — How China’s IP Frenzy is Rewriting Global Playbooks
Mar 08, 2025

Ne Zha 2’s $500M Merch Storm — How China’s IP Frenzy is Rewriting Global Playbooks

China’s box-office demon child isn’t just a movie hero—it’s a $1.9B case study in consumer mania.

Stephen Bivens
Economy Economy
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China’s Retail War Just Went Nuclear — And Your Brand’s in the Blast Zone
Mar 08, 2025

China’s Retail War Just Went Nuclear — And Your Brand’s in the Blast Zone

JD.com didn’t “beat earnings.” It dropped a $48 billion GDP nuke on China’s retail sector—and the fallout’s about to scorch Main Street, USA.

Stephen Bivens
Economy Economy
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The Silicon Handshake: Alibaba & Apple’s Dance of the Damned
Feb 22, 2025

The Silicon Handshake: Alibaba & Apple’s Dance of the Damned

When your innovation engine sputters, you hitch a ride with China’s battered tech prince—regulatory handcuffs included. Apple's move to try and stay relevant in the fastest moving economy.

Stephen Bivens
Economy Economy
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The Gray Ceiling: You’re Too Old to Work, Too Young to Retire
Feb 22, 2025

The Gray Ceiling: You’re Too Old to Work, Too Young to Retire

A Guangzhou trash gig wanted workers under 35. The backlash exposed a brutal truth: In China, your career shelf life can end before you even have a chance to have a midlife crisis.

Stephen Bivens
Economy Economy
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The Postal Heist
Feb 22, 2025

The Postal Heist

How Temu Sellers Are Hijacking USPS to Fuel America’s Cheap-Shit Addiction

Stephen Bivens
Economy Economy
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China’s Luxury Sector Bets on “Employee Influencers” to Survive the Storm
Feb 13, 2025

China’s Luxury Sector Bets on “Employee Influencers” to Survive the Storm

China’s Luxury Market Isn’t Dying—It’s Holding a Mutiny. How Minimum-Wage Clerks With Xiaohongshu Accounts Are Outselling Gucci, Why Chanel’s Secret Salons for Oligarchs Are Backfiring, and What Your Brand Can Steal From the Chaos Era.

Stephen Bivens
ChinaChina
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Buried in the Mountains: A Landslide in Sichuan and the Race Against Time
Feb 08, 2025

Buried in the Mountains: A Landslide in Sichuan and the Race Against Time

In the blink of an eye, Jinping village was swallowed whole—30 people missing, 10 homes gone, and a race against time to pull survivors from the wreckage. The mountains don’t care, but the rescuers do.

Stephen Bivens
Pop CulturePop Culture
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Nezha 2: How a Mythical Rebel Became China’s Box Office King
Feb 07, 2025

Nezha 2: How a Mythical Rebel Became China’s Box Office King

Stephen Bivens
Economy Economy
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Trump’s Tariff Tango: Temu Twirls, Shein Stumbles
Feb 07, 2025

Trump’s Tariff Tango: Temu Twirls, Shein Stumbles

Trump’s $800 loophole slaughter left Shein gasping for air freight. Temu? Already building arks of ocean containers and U.S. warehouses. Lesson: In trade wars, the quick drown the quicker.

Stephen Bivens
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