LATEST CHINA MARKETING AND CONSUMERS INSIGHTS

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What Is BYD? China’s Vertically Integrated EV Giant Explained

Ask what is BYD, and the clean answer starts here. BYD is one of China’s most important clean-energy and vehicle companies, and it stands out for controlling far more of its value chain than most automakers. In ChoZan’s latest China innovation analysis, BYD appears as a company pushing electrification into mass production, exports, advanced manufacturing, […]

May 11, 2026
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Doubao AI: What It Is, What It Can Do, and How to Evaluate

Doubao AI has become a central figure in China’s generative AI race. Developed by ByteDance, the company behind TikTok and Douyin, it was launched in August 2023 and quickly rose to prominence. By early 2026, it had over 155 million weekly active users, more than any other AI chatbot in China.  During the Lunar New […]

April 1, 2026
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MiniMax Artificial Intelligence in 2026: Models, Use Cases, API Price, and Enterprise Fit

Ask a team of engineers what they need from AI, and the answer is usually practical. They need code that follows team conventions, agents that stay on task, and pricing that supports daily use. MiniMax artificial intelligence has filled that gap over the past 14 months. Between the release of MiniMax-text-01 in January 2025 and […]

March 19, 2026