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CNBC The China Connection newsletter : The AI consumer bet might surprise you

Belgian electronic music festival Tomorrowland came to Shanghai for the first time in July 2025. Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a snapshot of what I'm seeing and hearing from local businesses. The rise of artificial intelligence could be creating an unexpected winner in China: the experience economy. Money might be piling into AI, but for BAI Capital's Annabelle Yu Long, the Chinese consumer is…
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