← Back to PeopleJournalistAnniek BaoCNBC Reporter at CNBCLinkedIn@anniekbyxA reporter covering Asia business for CNBC2Mentions2Articles1OutletsJul 2026 — Oct 2026CoverageCompanies CoveredCNBC1Google1IBM1Intel1Meta1OpenAI1Trump administration1CATL1CITIC Securities1DeepSeek1Geely Auto1Loyal Valley Capital1Monolith Management1Moonshot AI1Tencent1Writes AboutLiang WenfengFounder1 articleArticlesMost recent firstMentioned InReferenced in coverageDeepSeek funding round could reach $15BCNBCpositiveOct 7, 2026“CNBC reporter covering DeepSeek's potential $15 billion funding round.”OpenAI proposes 5% stake to Trump administration to ease Washington pressureCNBCcautiousJul 2, 2026“Byline author reporting on OpenAI's proposal to give the US government a 5% stake in the company.”