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<ul><li>DeepSeek is finalizing a roughly 50 billion yuan ($7.4 billion) first external funding round as of June 2026, with a post-money valuation of approximately 350 billion yuan to 400 billion yuan ($52 billion to $59 billion).</li><li>The round is expected to close within weeks, though terms and the final investor lineup may still change.</li><li>DeepSeek's cost leadership depends on sustaining low-cost, high-availability inference at scale, but that position is exposed to U.S. export controls on advanced chips.</li></ul>

DeepSeek is finalizing a roughly 50 billion yuan ($7.4 billion) first external funding round as of June 2026, with a post-money valuation of approximately 350 billion yuan to 400 billion yuan ($52 billion to $59 billion).The round is expected to close within weeks, though terms and the final investor lineup may still change.DeepSeek's cost leadership depends on sustaining low-cost, high-availability inference at scale, but that position is exposed to U.S. export controls on advanced chips.

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<ul><li>TOP STORIES Analysis: Why China’s Carmakers Fear Falling Behind Without Huawei China’s carmakers once feared Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. would become a rival.</li><li>Now many worry they can’t compete without it.</li><li>At an April 23 launch event, Huawei’s smart car unit rolled out a slate of new technologies, including the Qiankun ADS 5 autonomous driving system, the HarmonySpace 6 smart cockpit and Qiankun OS, which the company described as the industry’s first operating system designed for autonomous vehicles.</li></ul>

TOP STORIES Analysis: Why China’s Carmakers Fear Falling Behind Without Huawei China’s carmakers once feared Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. would become a rival.Now many worry they can’t compete without it.At an April 23 launch event, Huawei’s smart car unit rolled out a slate of new technologies, including the Qiankun ADS 5 autonomous driving system, the HarmonySpace 6 smart cockpit and Qiankun OS, which the company described as the industry’s first operating system designed for autonomous vehicles.

CX Daily: Why China’s Carmakers Fear Falling Behind Without Huawei 

<ul><li>Cover Story: China Targets Income Growth to Rebalance Its Economy </li><li>China’s Net Overseas Assets Jump 28% to $4 Trillion </li><li>China’s Former ‘Iron Lady’ IPO Gatekeeper Faces Graft Charges</li><li>Exclusive: China Weighs Lower Cap on Life Insurance Return Projections</li></ul>

Cover Story: China Targets Income Growth to Rebalance Its Economy China’s Net Overseas Assets Jump 28% to $4 Trillion China’s Former ‘Iron Lady’ IPO Gatekeeper Faces Graft ChargesExclusive: China Weighs Lower Cap on Life Insurance Return Projections

CX Daily: China Targets Income Growth to Rebalance Its Economy 

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Analyse Asia with Bernard Leong

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Analyse Asia

The premiere weekly podcast dissecting the pulse of business, technology & media in Asia. Hear our host interviewing leading journalists, senior executives, respectable authors & thinkers, entrepreneurs & thought leaders to discuss the most important issues that move and shake the business landscape in the Asia Pacific. The show is originally created and hosted by Bernard Leong.

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<ul><li>Discussion on the shift of Chinese startups towards targeting the global market instead of just China</li><li>Analysis of ByteDance's financial results showing international revenue growth but slowing profit margin</li><li>Focus on the impact of Deep Seek and AI startups in China's tech landscape, as well as coverage of other tech developments in Asia by The Information</li></ul>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

Discussion on the shift of Chinese startups towards targeting the global market instead of just ChinaAnalysis of ByteDance's financial results showing international revenue growth but slowing profit marginFocus on the impact of Deep Seek and AI startups in China's tech landscape, as well as coverage of other tech developments in Asia by The InformationThis content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

Why Startups in China Are Going Global with Jing Yang

<ul><li>Deep Seek's innovative approach challenged the global narrative around AI funding and proved successful in China's capital ecosystem.</li><li>Grace Shao, with a background in finance and journalism, provides deep insights on the interplay of innovation and geopolitics in the China AI ecosystem.</li><li>The speed of technological advancement in China, such as the widespread adoption of digital payments, highlights the fast-paced nature of the tech sector in the country.</li></ul>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

Deep Seek's innovative approach challenged the global narrative around AI funding and proved successful in China's capital ecosystem.Grace Shao, with a background in finance and journalism, provides deep insights on the interplay of innovation and geopolitics in the China AI ecosystem.The speed of technological advancement in China, such as the widespread adoption of digital payments, highlights the fast-paced nature of the tech sector in the country.This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

The Truth About China's Generative AI Revolution Nobody Talks About with Grace Shao

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DeepSeek is a Chinese artificial intelligence company that develops open-source large language models (LLM)

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Primer: DeepSeek - 03 Jun 2026

Developer of large language models enabling advanced natural language processing and AI applications

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CX Daily: Why China’s Carmakers Fear Falling Behind Without Huawei

TOP STORIES Analysis: Why China’s Carmakers Fear Falling Behind Without Huawei China’s carmakers once feared Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. would...

Caixin Global

CX Daily: China Targets Income Growth to Rebalance Its Economy

TOP STORIES Cover Story: China Targets Income Growth to Rebalance Its Economy For the first time, China has embedded a dedicated plan to raise...

Caixin Global

Why Startups in China Are Going Global with Jing Yang

The Analyze Asia podcast discusses the importance of choosing between China and global markets for software products like TikTok, as ByteDance's...

Analyse Asia with Bernard Leong

The Truth About China's Generative AI Revolution Nobody Talks About with Grace Shao

Overall, Grace Shao, founder of the AI Program newsletter, provides unique insights into the evolving tech sector in China and the challenges and...

Analyse Asia with Bernard Leong

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