Hacker News with Generative AI: China

BYD just launched the largest car carrier to charge up its global EV ambitions (electrek.co)
BYD just launched the world’s largest car carrier to charge up its global EV ambitions
Electric Vehicles, Automotive, Business, China
37 points by zfg 3 hours ago | 25 comments
China's population falls for third year in a row as birthrate declines (aljazeera.com)
China’s population fell for the third consecutive year in 2024, as a demographic crisis continues to loom over the East Asian superpower.
Demographics, China, Population Decline
5 points by Qem 3 hours ago | 4 comments
China's EV Sales Soar 40 Percent Amid Gasoline Plunge (newsweek.com)
China's electric vehicle (EV) market experienced a record-breaking year in 2024, with sales surging over 40 percent, industry data revealed Monday.
China, Electric Vehicles, Automotive Industry, Market Trends
10 points by thelastgallon 4 hours ago | 0 comments
Chinese hackers accessed Yellen's computer in US Treasury breach (bloomberg.com)
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s computer was infiltrated and unclassified files were accessed as part of a broader breach of the agency by Chinese state-sponsored hackers, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Cybersecurity, China, Government, Hacking
4 points by Timber-6539 19 hours ago | 2 comments
iPhone drops from first to 3rd place in China, struggles to launch AI features (9to5mac.com)
The iPhone has lost its crown as the best-selling phone in China, dropping to 3rd place in the latest market intelligence data.
Smartphones, China, Technology, Market Share
5 points by mgh2 22 hours ago | 3 comments
RedNote may wall off "TikTok refugees" to prevent US influence on Chinese users (arstechnica.com)
Just a few days after more than 700 million new users flooded RedNote—which Time noted is "the most apolitical social platform in China"—rumors began swirling that RedNote may soon start segregating American users and other foreign IPs from the app's Chinese users.
China, Social Media, Censorship, International Relations
9 points by LorenDB 1 day ago | 2 comments
Chinese Innovations Spawn Wave of Toll Phishing via SMS (krebsonsecurity.com)
Residents across the United States are being inundated with text messages purporting to come from toll road operators like E-ZPass, warning that recipients face fines if a delinquent toll fee remains unpaid.
Cybersecurity, Phishing, SMS, Toll Roads, China
4 points by todsacerdoti 1 day ago | 0 comments
What China's Next Generation Stealth Jet Reveal Means (twz.com)
Dec. 26, 2024, was a huge day for the global airpower, military technology, and strategy communities. The emergence of not one, but two Chinese advanced tailless tactical combat aircraft sent shockwaves around the globe and garnered very high interest from the public.
Military Technology, China, Aviation, Stealth Aircraft
4 points by howard941 1 day ago | 0 comments
China's Bad, No Good Trillion-Dollar Trade Surplus (paulkrugman.substack.com)
Last year China ran history’s first trillion-dollar trade surplus.
China, Trade, Economics, International Relations
11 points by paulpauper 1 day ago | 5 comments
American Sellers Lost Amazon to China (marketplacepulse.com)
In 2024, China-based sellers increased their market share to more than 50% on Amazon.
E-commerce, Amazon, China, Business, Market Share
8 points by bookofjoe 2 days ago | 3 comments
China plans to build enormous solar array in space (livescience.com)
Space Exploration, Renewable Energy, China, Technology
5 points by bookofjoe 2 days ago | 3 comments
Everything you need to know about Xiaohongshu (restofworld.org)
As fears of a TikTok ban grow, Americans are turning to Xiaohongshu, which translates to “little red book.” Here’s how the lifestyle app became a global phenomenon.
Social Media, China, Lifestyle Apps
18 points by billybuckwheat 2 days ago | 12 comments
Duolingo sees 216% spike in U.S. users learning Chinese amid TikTok ban (techcrunch.com)
TikTok U.S. users have been learning Chinese on Duolingo in increasing numbers amid their adoption of a Chinese social app called RedNote ahead of the TikTok ban.
Social Media, Language Learning, China, United States
15 points by vinni2 2 days ago | 1 comments
FBI forces Chinese malware to delete itself from US computers (arstechnica.com)
The FBI said today that it removed Chinese malware from 4,258 US-based computers and networks by sending commands that forced the malware to use its "self-delete" function.
Cybersecurity, Malware, Government, China, United States
7 points by chha 3 days ago | 2 comments
TikTok users flock to Chinese app RedNote before US ban (bbc.com)
TikTok users in the US are migrating to a Chinese app called RedNote with the threat of a ban just days away.
Social Media, China, TikTok, Censorship
16 points by segasaturn 3 days ago | 12 comments
DOJ confirms FBI operation that mass-deleted Chinese malware from US computers (techcrunch.com)
U.S. authorities have confirmed that they disrupted the operations of a Chinese state-backing hacking group, which infiltrated millions of computers worldwide to steal data as part of a years-long espionage campaign.
Cybersecurity, Government, China, Espionage
37 points by alp1n3_eth 3 days ago | 18 comments
What is RedNote, the Chinese social media app that US TikTokers are flocking to? (cnn.com)
Social Media, China, TikTok, United States
14 points by bloomingkales 4 days ago | 9 comments
Chinese officials reportedly discuss sale of TikTok in US to Elon Musk (theguardian.com)
Chinese officials are in preliminary talks about a potential option to sell TikTok’s operations in the United States to billionaire Elon Musk, should the short-video app be unable to avoid an impending ban, Bloomberg News reported on Monday.
TikTok, Elon Musk, China, United States, Social Media
5 points by nickcotter 4 days ago | 1 comments
TikTok says report of possible sale to Musk 'pure fiction' (bbc.com)
TikTok has called a report that China is considering allowing a sale of the social media company's US operations to Elon Musk "pure fiction."
Social Media, Elon Musk, China, Business
9 points by croes 4 days ago | 0 comments
China considers selling TikTok U.S. operations to Musk, Bloomberg reports (cnbc.com)
China, TikTok, Elon Musk, Business, Social Media
6 points by thesecretceo 4 days ago | 1 comments
China is reportedly open to Elon Musk acquiring TikTok US (techcrunch.com)
Chinese government officials have reportedly discussed a scenario where ByteDance sells TikTok’s United States arm to Elon Musk, should the Supreme Court uphold the law banning the app on January 19.
China, TikTok, Elon Musk, Social Media, US Government
6 points by impish9208 4 days ago | 2 comments
/H/Slackernews (rdrama.net)
Chinese officials are considering the possibility of TikTok being sold to Elon Musk.
Social Media, China, Business, Elon Musk
13 points by popcalc 4 days ago | 0 comments
China Discusses Sale of TikTok US to Musk as One Possible Option (bloomberg.com)
Chinese officials are evaluating a potential option that involves Elon Musk acquiring the US operations of TikTok if the company fails to fend off a controversial ban on the short-video app, according to people familiar with the matter.
China, TikTok, Elon Musk, Social Media, International Relations
31 points by gnabgib 4 days ago | 35 comments
TikTok Doesn't Need America (garbageday.email)
On Friday, the US Supreme Court heard what was likely the last challenge to the fast-approaching TikTok ban. And it didn’t go very well.
Social Media, China, Politics
8 points by laurex 4 days ago | 0 comments
Chinese university applies for undersea cable cutter patent (tomshardware.com)
China, Technology, Patents, Undersea Cables
9 points by omer9 4 days ago | 1 comments
iPhone Sales Drop 5% in Holiday Quarter After AI Disappoints (bloomberg.com)
Apple Inc.’s iPhone sales declined about 5% globally in the final quarter of last year, hurt by underwhelming upgrades and competitors making inroads in China.
Apple, iPhone, Sales, Technology, China
9 points by mfiguiere 4 days ago | 2 comments
China's Trade Surplus Reaches a Record of Nearly $1T (largest in past century) (nytimes.com)
China announced on Monday that its trade surplus reached almost $1 trillion last year as its exports swamped the globe, while the country’s own businesses and households spent cautiously on imports.
China, Trade, Economics, Global Economy
6 points by tivert 5 days ago | 1 comments
Chinese university applies for undersea cable cutter patent (tomshardware.com)
China, Technology, Patents, Underwater
7 points by LorenDB 5 days ago | 1 comments
China building new mobile piers for possible invasion of Taiwan (ft.com)
China, Taiwan, Military, Geopolitics, International Relations
5 points by zerosizedweasle 5 days ago | 0 comments
How China could quarantine Taiwan: Mapping out two possible scenarios (csis.org)
China has significantly increased pressure on Taiwan in recent years, stoking fears that tensions could erupt into outright conflict.
China, Taiwan, Geopolitics, Military, International Relations
21 points by lawrenceyan 5 days ago | 2 comments