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The China Round — July 10, 2026
Lab-grown leather for luxury brands, an AI drug designed for $23 million, and a new rule that lets technology in but not out
Jul 10
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Dermot McGrath
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The China Round — July 3, 2026
A $3 billion debut from Kuaishou's video AI, a record coffee-machine round, and new rules for the government money powering Chinese tech
Jul 3
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Dermot McGrath
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June 2026
From Turbines to Tokens
China’s energy-rich western frontier is poised to become the country’s next major AI compute hub
Jun 30
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Dermot McGrath
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The China Round — June 26, 2026
A chip from a Kuaishou spinout beats NVIDIA at video compression, gaming companies fund robot simulation, and Saudi oil money backs Chinese green…
Jun 26
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Dermot McGrath
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The China Round — June 19, 2026
DeepSeek's first outside money, a $2 billion company with no product, and six companies chasing the world model layer
Jun 19
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Dermot McGrath
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The China Round — June 12, 2026
A brain-spine implant helps paralyzed patients walk, AI enters the garment factory, and film studios buy their way into AI
Jun 12
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Dermot McGrath
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The China Round — June 5, 2026
Two billion-dollar robot startups, an AI that builds 3D worlds, and the race for a homegrown chip stack
Jun 5
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Dermot McGrath
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Building Trust at Grid Scale
How battery testing became critical infrastructure.
Jun 2
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Dermot McGrath
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May 2026
The China Round — May 29, 2026
Money chasing reactors, fusion, and cheaper chips while a battery maker raises at a discount
May 31
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Dermot McGrath
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The China Round — May 22, 2026
China's Starship, Breaking Nvidia's Lock on AI Chip Wiring, and Robot Hands for Every Humanoid
May 22
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Dermot McGrath
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The China Round — May 15, 2026
StepFun's $2.5B Pre-IPO, State Capital Leads 30 Deals, and a Biotech Startup Buys a ¥900M Factory
May 15
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Dermot McGrath
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The China Round — May 8, 2026
Kimi Hits $20B, a Fusion Unicorn Emerges, and the Deals That Couldn’t Wait
May 8
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Dermot McGrath
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