China Economics Weekly: China’s AI shock, Year of the Snake

The launch of DeepSeek's new AI model had US markets reeling at the start of this week, but we don't think it’s a sign that China's AI technology is poised to overtake the US. And while snake years have historically seen stronger growth than the preceding dragon years, we think China's growth with slither lower this Year of the Snake.

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