November 2, 2026

Good news for China's A-shares: Financial regulators to hold a symposium

Background: A-shares are shares of mainland Chinese companies traded in yuan on mainland stock exchanges.

100 million tokens for 3.7 yuan: I wrote a plugin that lets my DeepSeek desktop pet check in on me unprompted

Background: DeepSeek is a Chinese artificial intelligence company and chatbot platform.

DeepSeek

A Chinese AI company that develops large language models and offers a chat service and developer API. Reference ↗

Redis: Java and JavaSpring clients

Background: Redis is an open-source in-memory data store often used as a database, cache, or message broker.

Xiaomi offers 20% off phone battery replacements for Singles' Day, covering 102 models including Xiaomi 9

Background: Singles' Day is a major Chinese shopping festival held on November 11.

Xiaomi

A Chinese company whose products include smartphones, connected home devices and electric vehicles. Reference ↗

Seres sells 27,037 vehicles in October, down 50.29% year on year

Background: Seres is a Chinese automotive manufacturer.

Xiaomi offers limited-time financing for in-stock SU7 and YU7 cars: three years interest-free or five-year installments with three years interest-free

Xiaomi

A Chinese company whose products include smartphones, connected home devices and electric vehicles. Reference ↗

Gold Label Alliance unveils SharedView Kit for continuous, seamless animations, jointly backed by Honor, OPPO, vivo and Xiaomi

Xiaomi

A Chinese company whose products include smartphones, connected home devices and electric vehicles. Reference ↗

Huawei phone camera preview: 200MP 1/1.3-inch main sensor and 200MP 1/1.4-inch periscope telephoto sensor, expected next year

Huawei

A Chinese technology company that makes telecommunications equipment, devices and computing products. Reference ↗

Huawei HarmonyOS 7 launches NearLink mic monitoring, available in the built-in Music app and media control center

Huawei

A Chinese technology company that makes telecommunications equipment, devices and computing products. Reference ↗

HarmonyOS

Huawei's operating-system family for connected devices. Features and app support vary by version and device. Reference ↗

2027 Spring Festival holiday schedule announced: Lunar New Year's Eve falls on a Friday, allowing a nine-day break with adjoining weekends

Background: The Lunar New Year, also called Chinese New Year, is a major holiday in China.

HIMA announces 33,537 October deliveries at an average price above 400,000 yuan; cumulative sales of 1.6 million set a record among China's emerging automakers

Background: HIMA, or Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance, is Huawei’s automotive alliance with Chinese carmakers.

HarmonyOS

Huawei's operating-system family for connected devices. Features and app support vary by version and device. Reference ↗

Apple announces Apple Intelligence is coming to China, with some features using Alibaba's Qwen. What details are worth noting?

Qwen

Alibaba's family of large language models, also known as Tongyi Qianwen. Reference ↗

Alibaba

A Chinese technology group whose businesses include commerce and cloud computing. Reference ↗

Apple Intelligence

Apple's collection of AI features for supported devices. Availability depends on device, software, language and region. Reference ↗

Why has DeepSeek 4.1 Pro still not been released?

Background: DeepSeek is a Chinese AI company known for large language models. Model announcements and community claims require separate verification.

DeepSeek

A Chinese AI company that develops large language models and offers a chat service and developer API. Reference ↗

How big is the gap in student ability between Project 985 and Project 211 universities?

Background: 985 and 211 refer to major Chinese university development programs.

A blogger claims Apple's China-market Duo cuts corners by removing satellite communication, UWB and other components. Is this true, and will it affect the user experience?

Background: UWB (ultra-wideband) is a short-range wireless technology used for precise device positioning and communication.

Three-time champion Gumayusi misses the Worlds quarterfinals for the first time in his career. How would you rate his performance this tournament?

Background: Gumayusi is a professional League of Legends player; the S tournament refers to the League of Legends World Championship.

What do you think of Dongchedi's MPV hill-climbing test video?

Background: Dongchedi is a Chinese automotive media platform.

Foreign media say Phantom Blade Zero's late game is too easy, with even the final boss beaten on the first try. What do you think of its difficulty design?

Background: Phantom Blade Zero is an action video game.

In Lu Xun's 'Kong Yiji,' ordinary workers in Republican-era China finish work around noon, then drink yellow rice wine and eat salted boiled bamboo shoots and fennel-seasoned broad beans. Is this historically accurate?

Background: Kong Yiji is a fictional character in Lu Xun's well-known story of the same name.

What do you make of Baidu Search cutting its price to 4.9 yuan per 1,000? Is it targeting DeepSeek Search's price of 5 yuan per 1,000?

Background: DeepSeek is a Chinese AI company known for large language models. Model announcements and community claims require separate verification.

DeepSeek

A Chinese AI company that develops large language models and offers a chat service and developer API. Reference ↗

Baidu

A Chinese technology company known for internet search, AI and autonomous-driving technology. Reference ↗