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China

Mark Zuckerberg wears a suit, Jeff Bezos is best-dressed at meeting with China president

Many of the world’s top technology CEOs were looking fancy and fresh at Microsoft’s headquarters on Wednesday — even Mark Zuckerberg… Read More

Photos: Tim Cook, Satya Nadella, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg meet China’s president at Microsoft

If the tech world had an All-Star Game, today’s Internet Forum at Microsoft could certainly qualify. Top CEOs like Apple’s Tim Cook,… Read More

What’s at stake for the global health community in China, and why it’s not all about Bill Gates

It’s not on the official agenda or getting much attention during the Chinese President’s visit to Seattle, but this region’s… Read More

Microsoft strikes deal with Chinese search giant Baidu to make upgrading to Windows 10 easier

Microsoft is partnering with Chinese search giant Baidu in its latest attempt to make upgrading to genuine versions of Windows 10… Read More

China’s Internet czar wants to work with the U.S. for ‘mutual benefit and mutual victory’

If the Internet represents a vast ocean of crucial information and data, the U.S. and China should stay in the… Read More

What China’s president told Apple’s Tim Cook, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella and other top tech execs

Some of the biggest names in technology met inside the Seattle Westin on Wednesday morning, coming together with China President Xi Jinping to… Read More

Full text: China President Xi gives policy speech in Seattle, wants to fight cybercrime with the U.S.

China’s economy is stable and its government wants to work with the United States to battle cybercrime. Those were a… Read More

Bill Gates speaks at U.S.-China event in Seattle, praises clean energy partnership for TerraPower

Bill Gates wants to develop a better way to produce nuclear energy, and now a Chinese company is helping him… Read More

University of Washington partners with China’s Tsinghua University for clean tech research

The University of Washington and Tsinghua University today inked a multi-party memorandum of understanding focused on building research and industry collaborations in… Read More

China, U.S. invention firms collaborate for potential ‘technology incubator center’ in Seattle

Two Seattle-area companies today signed a memorandum of understanding with China’s Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology for a partnership that will… Read More

Live Stream: China’s President Xi Jinping lands in Seattle

Welcome to Seattle, Xi Jinping. China’s president just landed at Paine Field in Everett, Wash., and will soon be welcomed by a… Read More

GeekWire in China: We’re reporting on technology from Shanghai and Beijing this November

GeekWire is going to China. In less than two months, I’m headed to the Far East for what should be an… Read More

FAQ: Why China’s President is visiting Seattle, and what’s at stake for the U.S. tech industry

View image | gettyimages.com Xi Jinping, the president of China, will be in Seattle on Tuesday and Wednesday of this… Read More

China president to visit Seattle this month, with a stop at Microsoft

View image | gettyimages.com Before he visits President Barack Obama at the White House for his first state visit later… Read More

With new focus on sports, Alibaba says Pac-12 men’s hoops game in China has ‘special meaning’

More than 300 million basketball fans in China will get a taste of American collegiate hoops later this year thanks… Read More

Report: China president to meet with top U.S. tech execs in Seattle at event co-hosted by Microsoft

View image | gettyimages.com Some of the world’s most prominent technology executives are planning to meet with China President Xi… Read More

Amazon regains title of most valuable e-commerce company after Alibaba stumbles

Amazon is once again the world’s most valuable e-commerce company, a position it previously had lost to Alibaba last fall after… Read More

UW and China’s Tsinghua Univ. creating tech grad school in Seattle area, with $40M from Microsoft

Seattle’s University of Washington and China’s Tsinghua University are partnering to create a new technology graduate school in Bellevue, Wash., backed initially by $40 million from… Read More

8 things I learned from starting a business in China

In October 2010, my friend and I recognized the problem of severe traffic jams in Beijing.  We chatted for three… Read More

Apple ups sustainability commitment, partnering with World Wildlife Fund on Chinese forests

Apple is following through on its commitment to sustainability with a new partnership announced today between the company and the… Read More

Windows 10 coming this summer, free upgrades for paying users and pirates alike

People waiting for Windows 10 won’t have much longer to go. Terry Myerson, the executive vice president of Microsoft’s Operating… Read More

Sony to sell PS4 in China on March 20, joining Xbox One in key market

Following a 2-month delay, Sony announced today that it will sell the PlayStation 4 in China starting on March 20.… Read More

News Brief

Microsoft will shut down two manufacturing plants in China

When Microsoft acquired Nokia’s devices and services business last year, the deal included some of the company’s manufacturing plants. Around… Read More

Alibaba tests drone package delivery in China in three-day trial

Look out, Amazon: Alibaba has drones, too. The Chinese e-commerce giant’s Taobao marketplace has partnered with Shanghai YTO Express to launch a… Read More

Apple likely sold more iPhones in China than in the U.S.

Apple will announce its financial results from the last quarter of 2014 tomorrow, and if analyst projections are right, there… Read More

Alibaba’s U.S. strategy: Make friends with Amazon’s enemies

After Alibaba raised $25 billion in one of the biggest public offerings in the U.S., many believed the Chinese company was plotting a major… Read More

Apple to expand Chinese retail footprint with five new stores in the next five weeks

Apple will be expanding the reach of its retail stores in China over the next month, just in time for… Read More

Gmail completely blocked in China in alleged case of government censorship

Gmail users in China have been unable to access the popular email service for the past few days, in an… Read More

Sony follows Microsoft, will sell PS4 in China after 14-year ban

Gamers in China will finally be able to own a Playstation. Sony announced today that it will sell its Playstation… Read More

Microsoft to pay $140 million in ‘tax evasion’ settlement with Chinese authorities

Microsoft is slated to pay Chinese authorities 840 million yuan (roughly $137 million) in back taxes and interest, according to… Read More

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