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RebeccaFannin

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Journalist, 5x time Author, Media Founder @SiliconDragon Ventures @siliconlands Keynote Speaker @LaiSpeakers Contributor @CNBC @Newsweek

NYC, SF
Joined July 2008
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RebeccaFannin
2 days
entrance to a stealth pitching event I went to here in NYC last night. Scene reminded me of the many scrappy Chinese tech startups I met 25 years ago that led to the rise of @Baidu_Inc @AlibabaGroup @TencentGlobal + more @SiliconDragon >New Tech Titans of China book @JMBusiness_
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and a lively roundtable discussion on a new world order as Chinese tech rises: China >US
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RebeccaFannin
5 days
my thanks to @pstAsiatech and @jamesLmcgregor for candid conversations this week about US-China innovation under pressure - a great preview to launch my latest book, New Tech Titans of China. cc @silicondragon https://t.co/BQubb9FiOL
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RebeccaFannin
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glad that my book topic, New Tech Titans of China, (launching Feb) about China's rise in drones, robotics, EVs and more is in the @fareedzakaria spotlight. Sign of a new world order: China >US @SiliconDragon
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Fareed Zakaria
2 months
In China, drones have become ubiquitous in everyday life – delivering meals, spraying crops and even saving lives. Why has this not yet happened at the same scale in the US? I explained:
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RebeccaFannin
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my thanks to @pstAsiatech and @jamesLmcgregor for candid conversations this week about US-China innovation under pressure - a great preview to launch my latest book, New Tech Titans of China. cc @silicondragon https://t.co/BQubb9FiOL
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RebeccaFannin
26 days
China tech took center stage at @CES2026 as Chinese humanoid robots stole the show with @AGIBOTofficial @UnitreeRobotics + showcasing robots as toys, workers, boxers, athletes. Out of 4,300 exhibitors globally, 942 came from China-a sign of its growing tech power @SiliconDragon
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RebeccaFannin
1 month
for @CES 2026, @SiliconDragon stages a series of tech chats with energy innovators, notably battery maker @FactorialEnergy that plans to debut on Wall Street in a few months. Meet power founder Siyu Huang
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RebeccaFannin
1 month
Flying taxis and drone lunch deliveries too. To see the future, go to China. Great @nytimes article! My latest book, The New Tech Titans of China, releasing early 2026, covers this next Chinese era of innovation and what it means for American leadership
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China’s experiments in clean energy can feel like living in the future. Even when things don’t quite work.
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RebeccaFannin
1 month
Great @nytimes article, videos about flying cars, drones & living in the future in China. My book, New Tech Titans of China, covers this next era of innovation! @silicondragon htts://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/17/climate/china-hefei-clean-energy-drones-evs-robots.html
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RebeccaFannin
3 months
China v US in AI: the Moonshot AI startup in Israel and NY that just raised $10M to build AI-driven websites is NOT to be confused with Beijing's LLM Moonshot AI and its Kimi model that has $1B in startup financing @SiliconDragon https://t.co/BQubb9FQEj
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RebeccaFannin
3 months
sorted this out in China v US in AI: the Moonshot AI startup in Israel and NY that just raised $10 Million to build AI-driven websites is NOT to be confused with Beijing's large language model Moonshot AI and its Kimi model that has $1 billion in startup financing @SiliconDragon
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RebeccaFannin
4 months
Ask Marc Cohen about what's going on in deep tech and AI in Europe, and the route to the US. This Thursday, 4pm Eastern Time.
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4 months
She's had @SteveCase of the infamous AOL/Time Warner merger, iconic investor @TimDraper, and Jim Breyer (@jimihendrixlive) - early backer of Facebook, Etsy and many more. @rfannin wrote this week's @Newsweek cover story: China’s EV Supremacy Raises National Security Concerns for
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She's had @SteveCase of the infamous AOL/Time Warner merger, iconic investor @TimDraper, and Jim Breyer (@jimihendrixlive) - early backer of Facebook, Etsy and many more. @rfannin wrote this week's @Newsweek cover story: China’s EV Supremacy Raises National Security Concerns for
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RebeccaFannin
4 months
China is in the driver's seat when it comes to EVs, and that's a national security risk! Read my @Newsweek cover story: https://t.co/klsekq9LiV #silicondragon
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RebeccaFannin
4 months
my feature @Newsweek explores how China's huge gains in EVs are raising national security concerns.
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China is in the driver’s seat when it comes to EV technology—which poses huge defense implications for the U.S.
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Gavin Newsom
8 months
Donald Trump, without consulting with California’s law enforcement leaders, commandeered 2,000 of our state’s National Guard members to deploy on our streets. Illegally, and for no reason. This brazen abuse of power by a sitting President inflamed a combustible situation
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RebeccaFannin
9 months
what a moment! Closing bell @NYSE for recent IPO of #COPLU. A first for everything! https://t.co/lTif86S33s #silicondragon
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RebeccaFannin
9 months
Big doings today at #NYSE. I'm an independent board director.
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RebeccaFannin
9 months
Don't miss it! Book talk on Apple in China by @patrickmcgee_ Register here @silicondragon https://t.co/kif4hFvcX0 Ask me for the code!
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