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Ni Tao

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Ni Tao is the founding editor of yangtzeer.com, a website tracking the tech and business innovation shaping China’s Yangtze River Delta region. He was a former journalist with a state-owned newspaper. He now consults Chinese tech firms on their overseas marketing and branding strategy. In his spare time, he serves as an adjunct lecturer at Fudan University’s School of Journalism and has written for various media outlets. He is based in Shanghai.

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Technology

Apple’s foldable bet isn’t the screen — it’s the AI

Apple may not have built the world’s best foldable with the iPhone Duo, but its entry into the field is more about gaining inroads into the larger battlefield of agentic AI capabilities, intensely contested by Chinese smartphone makers. Chinese commentator Ni Tao explains.

Ni Tao

06 Oct 2026

Technology

Dreame and Unitree: Are China’s young tech founders sabotaging themselves?

Dreame’s Yu Hao and Unitree’s Wang Xingxing have taken very different paths to the top. Their contrasting leadership styles point to a common challenge for young founders: knowing when to put themselves forward and when to let the company take centre stage, says Chinese commentator Ni Tao.

Ni Tao

14 Sep 2026

Technology

When tech writes the story, do we still need the press?

Newsrooms in China are increasingly feeling the squeeze with the advent of AI-generated content (AIGC). This not only calls into question job functions, but the overwhelming influence of deep tech and tech giants, and an erosion of the agenda-setting role of the media. Chinese media commentator Ni Tao discusses the issue.

Ni Tao

13 Mar 2026