The rules are murkier for U.S. investment in Chinese startups, but similar risks exist.

With private fundraising slowing to a trickle, capital-raising options for Chinese startups are dwindling.

Dozens of Chinese startups released pod-style vapes starting in 2018.

The category includes grocery shopping and delivery service Instacart and Chinese startups MissFresh and Yiugo.

They were the two key hurdles that prompted Chinese startups to choose New York instead of Hong Kong for IPOs.

It is one of several Chinese startups looking to speed up development of battery-powered technology and compete with global leaders including Tesla.

Electrified by Tesla, Chinese startups are on the charge BEIJING China's electric vehicle startups are on the charge again, thanks to Tesla.

And it is not the only firm pushing the brolly-sharing revolution, with at least three other Chinese startups launching around the country.

More than 10,000 new businesses are started every day in China -that's seven Chinese startups born each minute.

Breakingviews columnists also predict this year will bring the end of easy money for Chinese startups, and a challenge to Tesla from Lyft and Uber.

Chinese startups have raised $33 billion so far this year, according to research outfit Preqin, or just one-third of the sum a year earlier.