The Japan Times
China entered 2025 widely written off amid trade pressure, capital flight, and deep structural worries, but ended the year reasserting its economic and technological strength. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/02/world/never-underestimate-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #chineseeconomy #globaleconomy #us #tariffs #trade
Repeat after me: Never, ever underestimate China.

Some 47% of the world’s top 20th percentile AI researchers finished their undergraduate studies in China, well above the 18% share from the U.S.

The Japan Times
Jan 2 at 7:29amBuffer