Li Yuan

Columnist Li Yuan writes that this week’s meeting between U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Alibaba founder Jack Ma reflected the unusual role Mr. Ma plays for a Chinese entrepreneur.

Columnist Li Yuan writes that Chinese internet users were once known to be reluctant to pay for online content, but now some feel information they choose to pay for is more trustworthy.

Columnist Li Yuan writes that Chinese tech titans can look back at 2016 with pride, having reached significant milestones. They might have to go far, including abroad, to find growth in 2017.

The U.S. is grappling with a flood of bogus news. China Circuit columnist Li Yuan writes that China has long had a similar problem, even though the online landscape there looks starkly different.

Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial apologized after a new social feature on its Alipay app drew criticism for promoting risque behavior. Columnist Li Yuan writes that the flap puts a spotlight on Alibaba’s struggle with Tencent.

Chinese investment in American startups is picking up, but some of these investors are finding it difficult to navigate the U.S. venture world, writes Li Yuan.

Columnist Li Yuan writes that online success in China comes not so much from an app or website’s usefulness, but from physical-world marketing and support.

For Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting, who seemed to defy gravity as he pursued a vision of challenging Apple, Netflix, Amazon.com and Tesla all at once with his LeEco conglomerate, funding problems may mean a return to Earth.

Columnist Li Yuan writes that Chinese venture investors are showing more interest in nontech companies that often boast strong revenue and a clear path to profit.

Columnist Li Yuan writes that China’s internet industry is dominated by a trio of giants, and they use investments and acquisitions to maintain their control.

Columnist Li Yuan writes that a setback for ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing illustrates the tension that often arises between the priorities of the central and local authorities in China.

China has proposed strengthening its policies on internet safety for children, which could compel technology companies to make substantial operational changes to meet the new requirements.

Columnist Li Yuan writes that on the China front in the global technology industry’s talent wars, foreign internet companies are losing.

Columnist Li Yuan writes that Tencent’s WeChat messaging platform wants to become a one-stop app that users would rarely have to leave to use other mobile apps.

China’s internet companies struggle to come up with products and strategies that can make them competitive overseas.

Columnist Li Yuan writes that the global success that has helped make the smartphone company a subject of suspicion in the U.S. is proving to be a significant marketing advantage in China.

The Chinese venture-capital firm closed two funds aimed at deals as the environment for funding in the country cools.

China’s technology startups were red-hot for years. Today, writes Li Yuan, some in the industry describe the funding environment as “deep winter.”

Columnist Li Yuan writes that national outrage in China over reports of a phone swindle is focusing new attention on lax privacy protections.

Columnist Li Yuan writes that the biggest buzz in China’s internet industry is about competing head-to-head with the U.S. and other tech powerhouses in the hottest area of technological innovation: artificial intelligence.