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U.S. President Donald Trump recently announced a significant increase in tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, with tariffs on automobiles and auto parts reaching as high as 25%. This move is said to be aimed at promoting the return of manufacturing to the U.S. while reducing the trade deficit. However, in reality, it may trigger a series of profound negative consequences.

Quantamental investing—a strategy that melds traditional fundamental analysis with data-intensive quantitative methods—has surged in popularity over the past decade. Today, it stands on the cusp of a transformative era: advanced AI models, once prohibitively expensive, are becoming more capable, affordable, and widespread. This technological leap is poised to redefine how we identify and exploit market inefficiencies. Imagine a team of tireless, ever-alert junior analysts who can analyze millions of corporate filings, news articles, and social media chatter in seconds—that's essentially what these next-generation AI systems offer.

The "Flying Geese Paradigm," proposed by Japanese economist Kaname Akamatsu in the 1930s, describes the industrial upgrading process of East Asian countries from labor-intensive manufacturing to capital- and technology-intensive industries. According to this theory, Japan, as the "leading goose," was the first to achieve industrialization and stimulated the development of other countries through foreign direct investment. This created a mutually dependent and progressively advancing industrial division of labor in East Asia, resembling the formation of a flying geese flock in the sky. The theory was validated through decades of post-World War II economic practice. Japan's global expansion strategy not only shaped the manufacturing landscape of East Asia but also became a model for the globalization of enterprises in countries such as China and South Korea.

As competition in artificial intelligence (AI) development between the US and China heats up, DeepSeek R1 recently emerged as a serious contender. Challenging OpenAI with DeepSeek’s innovative algorithms and open-source strategy, the Chinese counterpart offers OpenAI’s GPT-4 performance at just 5% of the cost.