Chinese startups once played down their origins. Now some startups are starting to take pride in this.

Chinese Startups Once Downplayed Their Origins. Now Some Are Proud of Them

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Chinese Startups Once Downplayed Their Origins. Now Some Are Proud of Them

Chinese startups once downplayed their origins. Now some are proud of them. But with the global success of Chinese social media apps and the successful AI model launched by startup DeepSeek earlier this year, some founders like Wu believe they no longer need to do so. "DeepSeek has proven to us that as long as our products are competitive, we don't have to worry too much about being a Chinese company," Wu told Rest of World. "TikTok and Xiaohongshu are very popular in the US, which shows that users are actually welcoming to excellent Chinese products," Wu said. She also added that although her film generation platform publicly claims to be a Chinese product, it has steadily expanded its user base in the US and East Asia...