Amazon is checking out of China’s fierce e-commerce market, marking an end to a long struggle by U.S. tech giants
The company has been in talks to merge its cross-border e-commerce business with a local competitor, NetEase’s Kaola
“Made in China 2025” is Beijing’s industrial plan to dominate high-tech industries including robotics, aerospace and computer chips. The Trump administration argues China is using the plan to give its tech companies unfair advantage over foreign rivals. But what is it exactly?
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