SCMP daily outlines how DeepSeek’s influence might change US strategy and teach Russia naval lessons.
1. DeepSeek impact on US tech stocks could alter Washington’s approach: analysts
The earthquake that struck US tech stocks this week over the advance of Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek is sending shock waves beyond Wall Street and Silicon Valley, threatening to alter Washington’s sanctions, export bans and ‘high-fence, small-yard’ scheme that has irked Beijing.
2. Lessons for Russia as China builds navy to rival US by 2049: Moscow think tank
China is seeking global leadership in key defence and military technologies amid fierce rivalry with the West – and Russia should learn from it, a Russian think tank has said.
3. Can online gifts match digital red packets’ Spring Festival popularity?
Some innovative Chinese internet platforms launched new gift-giving functions before this year’s eight-day Spring Festival holiday, which began on Tuesday, but Lunar New Year traditions could stand in the way of their latest effort to promote online consumption.
4. China’s DeepSeek shocked the tech world. Can its home province do it again?
As China’s DeepSeek – a relatively recent entrant in a crowded field of companies producing artificial intelligence (AI) models – threatens the dominance of the United States in the nascent but highly competitive sector, the province that nurtured the upstart company is taking steps to become a world-leading hub for frontier technologies of all types.
5. US senators examine China’s influence over Panama Canal
US senators heard sharply different analyses about Chinese influence over the Panama Canal on Wednesday, with some experts suggesting solutions ranging from enhanced trade partnerships to military intervention to regain control of the strategic waterway.
6. To rival China, EU seeks to favour European companies for hi-tech contracts
Sandwiched between US President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies and China’s heavy incentives for domestic producers, the European Union wants to give its own companies preferential treatment when bidding for hi-tech contracts.
7. PLA extends power supply to border outposts near disputed China-India frontier
The People’s Liberation Army has extended the power supply to border outposts in remote areas with harsh conditions, including those at high elevations, according to an official Chinese military newspaper.