Despite the trade war, Chinese companies continue to make their presence known at the world's largest personal tech show - CES. Mark Niu fills us in from Las Vegas.  

MARK NIU LAS VEGAS "I'm Mark Niu at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas and I'm here at Lenovo's private showroom. They are one of the busiest companies at CES, releasing all kinds of products. For example, here's one of them, the voIP 360-degree camera speaker. You can see the various angles I can capture and the photos I can take from different angles. Lenovo looks forward to this even every year. This year, they've released more than 20 products."

Chinese computer giant Lenovo hits CES in full force by unveiling a bevy of new products.

The company's North American president, Matt Zielinski shows me the new Thinkpad X1 Carbon. Weighing just about one kilogram - it's the lightest 14-inch laptop in the world.

MATT ZIELINSKI, PRESIDENT LENOVO NORTH AMERICA "Another cool thing that really came in handy for me on the way to CES - as I was prepping for events - is our e-privacy solution, which basically drowns out the image, so that only you can see it. You don't need a flimsy piece of plastic to make sure someone next to you on the air plane isn't looking over your shoulder seeing what you are doing. So let's say you have it in typical operating mode and all of a sudden the sensor senses someone looking over your shoulder, it will automatically turn it on so only you can see the image and the person on the periphery cannot."

Lenovo had a big 2018, regaining its spot as the No.1 personal computer seller in the world.

As both Chinese and multinational company, Lenovo is hoping to keep the momentum going, despite a tense trade war where tariffs loom over many electronic components.

The Consumer Technology Association - which is made up 2000 US technology companies -- says the trade war has just been plain bad for business.

GARY SHAPIRO, PRESIDENT CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION "We are totally opposed to the tariffs, the taxes on American companies, American businesses, American consumers. They are hurting our exports, they are hurting the Chinese economy and they are hurting the US economy. We have urged our president to take a different tack."

US startups with Chinese investors and founders are eager to keep making connections at the show to expand their markets.

This is Woobo, an AI-robot companion that interacts with children to both entertain and help them learn.

China-native Tan Feng started the company in the U.S. State of Massachusetts and recently opened an office in Beijing-all in preparation for launching Woobo in China later this year.

MARK NIU LAS VEGAS "And what's it like trying to run an AI startup-based in the US and China during the current trade tension? I sat down with founder Dr. Tan Feng and began by asking him how he came up with the idea for Woobo."

MARK NIU LAS VEGAS "Your companion robot uses artificial intelligence. What does the AI do?"

TAN FENG, FOUNDER & CEO WOOBO "So firstly, it can answer the kid's questions from the kids. Kids are really curious. They ask maybe 300 questions each day. And a lot of questions like why's the sky blue, who is better, Superman or Batman, why should I eat more broccoli. The robot can be some funny companion to provide interesting answers to these questions."

MARK NIU LAS VEGAS "The future of AI, tech, toys and robotics all happening here at CES. We'll have more coverage throughout the week. Mark Niu, CGTN Las Vegas."