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The article shows the rise of China in the global race for artificial intelligence as demonstrated by the results of the 2017 ImageNet competition where Chinese-based research teams from universities and colleges and scientists dominated. It reports the performances of Chinese participants in the closely-monitored image classification challenge, object detection and image recognition systems category, and WebVision challenge.

The article presents information on the success of Tacoma, Washington-based candy maker Brown & Haley in China. According to the author, the company has found an unexpected fortune in greater China which now accounts for 20 percent of its revenues as of 2011. Sidney Rittenberg Sr. of Rittenberg and Associates says China is an enormous, undeveloped market. The company officially moved into China when it started offering its candy at Guangzhou Friendship Department Store in 1988.

The article reports that 1955 Capital, under the leadership of Andrew Chung, will invest $200 million will invest in energy, food, agriculture, health and education. Chung will focus on investing in companies who are a couple of years away from commercializing their technology in places likes China or India for Series B and C rounds. Chung left Khosla Ventures in the fall of 2015 to start 1955 Capital.

The article reports on a joint venture formed by chip maker Qualcomm with the regional government of Guizhou Province, China for deploying Qualcomm's server chips in the country. Topics discussed include comments about the partnership by Qualcomm's senior vice president Anand Chandrasekher, and China's aspirations to grow a domestic semiconductor industry.

The article reveals that mobile chip giant Qualcomm experienced a net income decline of 44 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015 with the company continuing to struggle with China on licensing and declining chip sales. Topics covered include how Qualcomm has struggled in 2015 with an antitrust investigation from the Chinese government about its licensing model for its 3G and 4G modems.

The article discusses the declining earnings and revenues of chipmaker Qualcomm which is based in San Diego, California. Topics covered include data relating to Qualcomm's revenue estimates and earnings per share in the last quarter of 2014, details relating to the falling stocks of Qualcomm, and the negative feedback on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810 chip. It also discusses the challenges encountered by Qualcomm in doing business in China.