Gen Z is ‘Chinamaxxing’—and it’s less a love letter to Beijing than an indictment of America

The American century — a phrase coined by Fortune founder Henry Luce — had a soundtrack. It was Chuck Berry on the radio and Coca-Cola in the cooler, Levi’s jeans, and…

China races robots against humans in Beijing half-marathon

Robots ran alongside humans at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday. Twenty-one humanoid robots, designed by Chinese manufacturers, raced alongside thousands of runners over a 21km (13-mile) course that…

Beijing bets on rice cookers and microwaves to boost economy

The Chinese government has expanded a list of products that people can trade in to get a discount of as much as 20% on new products as the country tries…