https://www.scmp.com/rss/500419/feed Rami Blachman, founder of China Israel Innovation Accelerator (CIIA), is a tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist based in Shanghai and Tel Aviv. He is a frequent speaker and writer on China cross-border tech investing and how it relates to international startups. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com In the span of a week during Lunar New Year festival earlier this year, around 400 million Chinese went on trips primarily to unite with family members, and about 7 million of them travelled abroad, a rise of almost 10 per cent over 2018. The China Outbound Tourism Research Institute (COTRI), an independent Beijing-based research and tourism advocacy organisation, reports that the number of outbound trips made by Chinese tourists in 2018 reached 162 million, exceeding its forecast of 154... https://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-social/article/3007855/chinas-outbound-tourism-boom-and-ai-are-powerful-drivers-travel?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-social/article/3007855/chinas-outbound-tourism-boom-and-ai-are-powerful-drivers-travel?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Apr 2019 22:00:09 +0000 China could see autonomous vehicles (AV) account for as much as 66 per cent of the passenger-kilometres travelled in the country by 2040, generating market revenue of US$2 trillion, according to McKinsey.  China’s policymakers see the AV industry as a pillar that is crucially important in the country’s plan to transform its economy from traditional manufacturing to a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) by 2030. But the road to making driverless cars a reality is long and winding. Many of... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3004297/chinese-mobility-companies-are-seeking-driverless-car-know-how-and-capital?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3004297/chinese-mobility-companies-are-seeking-driverless-car-know-how-and-capital?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Apr 2019 22:00:03 +0000