Henny Sender is the founder and managing partner of Apsara Advisory, a strategic consultancy for financial services companies. She was previously a managing director at the investment company BlackRock.
China may now rival the US in both software and hardware capabilities

Seemingly overnight, DeepSeek has become China's national champion, along with companies like battery maker CATL and EV producer BYD. © Reuters
Henny Sender is the founder and managing partner of Apsara Advisory, a strategic consultancy for financial services companies. She was previously a managing director at the investment company BlackRock.