Noah Berman

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What is StepFun?

2 weeks ago | thewirechina.com | Ella Apostoaie |Noah Berman

StepFun founder and CEO Jiang Daxin at the 'Step Up' ecosystem open day, February 21, 2025. Credit: StepFun A roman statue comes to life in an ancient plaza, drawing a phone-ready crowd. A yellow car speeds down a racetrack suspended in clouds. A Chinese girl unfurls a banner reading “we will open source.” Clips created with StepFun's 'Step-Video-T2V' AI text-to-video model. Credit: StepFun T2VNone of these videos were shot using cameras.
The Silicon State

2 weeks ago | thewirechina.com | Ella Apostoaie |Noah Berman

Face-Off: U.S. vs. ChinaA podcast about the turbulent relationship between the world's two superpowers, the two men who run them, and the vital issues that affect us all. US Ambassador Nicholas Burns recently served in Beijing for three years. In this episode of Face-Off: US vs. China, host Jane Perlez talks to Burns about how he got Americans out of Chinese jails, how security operatives stopped American cultural groups from performing, and how China agreed to limits on AI in nuclear weapons.
Outrunning China — But in What Direction? - The Wire China

3 weeks ago | thewirechina.com | Ella Apostoaie |Eliot Chen |Noah Berman

Attendees at the Special Competitive Studies AI+ Expo, held in Washington D.C., June 2, 2025. Credit: SCSP America’s ‘own military-civil fusion fair’ is back: bigger, burlier and buzzier. The AI+ Expo, one of the country’s largest confabs of artificial intelligence and defense companies, took place in Washington D.C. this week, once again drawing thousands of attendees including top U.S. officials and industry leaders.
Patrick McGee on How China Captured Apple

1 month ago | thewirechina.com | Ella Apostoaie |Noah Berman

Face-Off: U.S. vs. ChinaA podcast about the turbulent relationship between the world's two superpowers, the two men who run them, and the vital issues that affect us all. US Ambassador Nicholas Burns recently served in Beijing for three years. In this episode of Face-Off: US vs. China, host Jane Perlez talks to Burns about how he got Americans out of Chinese jails, how security operatives stopped American cultural groups from performing, and how China agreed to limits on AI in nuclear weapons.
Trump Cryptocurrency’s Big Investor Has Extensive China Ties

1 month ago | thewirechina.com | Ella Apostoaie |Noah Berman

Face-Off: U.S. vs. ChinaA podcast about the turbulent relationship between the world's two superpowers, the two men who run them, and the vital issues that affect us all. US Ambassador Nicholas Burns recently served in Beijing for three years. In this episode of Face-Off: US vs. China, host Jane Perlez talks to Burns about how he got Americans out of Chinese jails, how security operatives stopped American cultural groups from performing, and how China agreed to limits on AI in nuclear weapons.
Henry Huiyao Wang on How China Views The Trade War

1 month ago | thewirechina.com | Ella Apostoaie |Noah Berman

Henry Huiyao Wang is the founder of the Center for China and Globalization, a think tank based in Beijing. He has been an advisor to several Chinese government bodies, including the State Council, China’s cabinet. He’s also a prolific scholar and previously served as chief trade representative in Hong Kong for the Canadian province of Quebec. In April, he led a delegation of Chinese scholars on a trip to the United States, where they met with academics and business leaders.
China Tariffs: Where Are We Now?

1 month ago | thewirechina.com | Ella Apostoaie |Noah Berman

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Chinese ambassador to the WTO Li Chenggang, and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, attend a bilateral meeting between the U.S. and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, May 10, 2025. Credit: USTR Donald Trump had a message for the world as American trade negotiators met their Chinese counterparts in Switzerland last weekend.
The Tariff Enforcement Test

1 month ago | thewirechina.com | Ella Apostoaie |Noah Berman

The era of ultracheap goods flowing from Chinese factories to U.S. ports may be over, but the headaches for those who have to implement America’s new tariff regime have only just begun. An excerpt from a CBP notice released April 28, 2025. Credit: Federal RegisterLast Friday, President Donald Trump scratched the so-called de minimis exemption for China and Hong Kong, which allowed most goods costing less than $800 to enter the United States duty-free.
The Trade War’s Pharma Carve-Out

1 month ago | thewirechina.com | Ella Apostoaie |Noah Berman

Face-Off: U.S. vs. ChinaA podcast about the turbulent relationship between the world's two superpowers, the two men who run them, and the vital issues that affect us all. In a special bonus episode recorded live at the Asia Society, host Jane Perlez speaks with journalist and scholar Orville Schell about his 50 years covering Chinese leaders and their American counterparts. They attempt to answer the question: how did we get here?
Chagee’s Last-Gasp Listing

1 month ago | thewirechina.com | Ella Apostoaie |Noah Berman

If Chinese company listings on U.S. stock exchanges are soon to be a thing of the past, at least they are leaving with a good taste in the mouth. Chagee, a fast growing tea store chain, floated on the Nasdaq on April 17, raising some $411 million. Since then its shares have defied the gloom looming over American markets, rising by 10 percent and valuing the company at more than $6 billion. This week, the chain’s first U.S. store opened at a mall in Los Angeles.