As the first trading weeks of 2026 unfold, the narrative surrounding Chinese technology stocks has shifted from one of existential crisis to a complex, high-stakes game of "involution" and geopolitical balancing. Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA), once the poster child for regulatory crackdowns, is now navigating a landscape defined
As of January 12, 2026, the global semiconductor landscape has reached a historic inflection point. The RISC-V architecture, once a niche academic project, has officially matured into the "third pillar" of computing, standing alongside the long-dominant x86 and ARM architectures. With a global market penetration of 25% in silicon unit shipments and the recent ratification [...]
For over a decade, the mantra of global finance was "TINA"—There Is No Alternative to U.S. equities. But as of January 12, 2026, that era has come to a jarring halt. A powerful "Sell America" sentiment has gripped international markets, triggered by a volatile cocktail of aggressive trade
On the morning of January 2, 2026, the financial markets in Asia and New York reacted with a surge of optimism as Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU; HKEX: 9888) confirmed a long-rumored strategic move: the confidential filing for a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) of its artificial intelligence chip subsidiary, Kunlunxin. The news sent Baidu’s [...]
Five undervalued AI stocks trade at low valuations despite high growth forecasts. Micron, TSMC, Qualcomm, Marvell and Alibaba all have Buy ratings from analysts.
The week's featured major tech developments, including SoftBank and OpenAI's billion-dollar push into AI data centers, speculation over Apple CEO Tim Cook's eventual successor, Alibaba's deepening role in the AI chip race, Taiwan Semiconductor's record quarterly results, and U.S. tech giants sidestepping new European digital regulations.
Date: December 31, 2025Sector: Artificial Intelligence / TechnologyStatus: Private (Pre-IPO) / Leading "AI Tiger" Introduction As 2025 draws to a close, the global artificial intelligence landscape has matured from a frantic gold rush into a disciplined war of attrition. At the center of this evolution in the East is Zhipu AI (Beijing Zhipu Huazhang Technology). [...]
As of January 9, 2026, the market for US-listed Chinese equities has entered a period of "volatile recovery," characterized by a tug-of-war between aggressive domestic stimulus from Beijing and a fragile geopolitical "trade truce" with Washington. Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA), the traditional bellwether for the sector, is currently
Alibaba’s expanding cloud and AI businesses, rising demand for higher-value services, and improving unit economics in quick commerce provide a solid foundation for long-term growth.
As of January 9, 2026, PDD Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: PDD) stands as one of the most polarizing yet formidable forces in global commerce. Originally known for its meteoric rise in China as Pinduoduo, the company has successfully pivoted into a global conglomerate through its international arm, Temu. At a time when traditional e-commerce giants like [...]
The landscape of data center computing is undergoing its most significant architectural shift in decades. As of early 2026, the RISC-V open-source instruction set architecture (ISA) has officially graduated from its origins in embedded systems to become a formidable "third pillar" in the high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence markets. By providing a royalty-free, highly [...]
In a bold move that underscores the high-stakes nature of the global AI arms race, NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has launched a high-risk, high-reward strategy to reclaim its dominance in the Chinese market. As of early January 2026, the Silicon Valley giant is aggressively pushing its H200 Tensor Core GPU to Chinese tech titans, including ByteDance [...]
NEW YORK — Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) experienced a significant rally this week, climbing nearly 7% following reports that the U.S. Department of Commerce has begun issuing export licenses for Nvidia Corporation’s (NASDAQ: NVDA) advanced H200 Tensor Core GPUs to Chinese commercial entities. The move,
