Beijing Post

China's Semiconductor Industry Continues to Expand Its Global Commercial Presence

The growing adoption of Chinese-made memory chips by international computer manufacturers suggests the country's semiconductor industry is making further progress from domestic development into commercial global supply chains.

Artificial Intelligence Demand Drives Apple Mac Mini Shortages in Shenzhen

Electronics retailers in Shenzhen's Huaqiangbei market are reporting shortages of high-specification Apple Mac mini computers as developers purchase the devices to run open-source artificial intelligence agents, reflecting growing demand...

Competition Is Driving Faster Innovation and Lower Costs in China's Artificial Intelligence Sector

Technology companies are releasing increasingly capable open-source artificial intelligence models, intensifying competition and reducing deployment costs for enterprise customers across China.

Roborock Secures More Than Seventy Percent of South Korea's Robot Vacuum Market

Chinese smart appliance maker Roborock has captured more than seventy percent of South Korea's robot vacuum market, with overseas revenue exceeding domestic sales for the first time as the company expands its international presence.

China's Economy Shows Diverging Performance Between Traditional Industry and High Technology

Recent economic data point to weaker manufacturing momentum and domestic demand, while exports of advanced technology products continue to support growth in major manufacturing and trading centers.

China Manufacturing Growth Slows as Caixin Factory Index Falls to Four-Month Low

The Caixin China General Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index eased to 50.9 in July, while the official manufacturing index remained in contraction at 49.2, pointing to softer industrial momentum and reinforcing expectations for addi...

Unitree Technology Expects Strong Revenue Growth on Rising Robotics Demand

Humanoid robotics company Unitree Technology forecasts first-half revenue of about one point one billion yuan, representing year-on-year growth of up to forty-five percent as demand for commercial robotics continues to expand.

Intel China Expands Support for Domestic Artificial Intelligence Models

Intel China has completed day-one hardware optimization for MiniMax H3 after earlier supporting DeepSeek, reflecting continued efforts by global chipmakers to remain competitive within China's rapidly evolving artificial intelligence eco...

Shenzhen and Shanghai Lead China's Record Foreign Trade Growth

Shenzhen and Shanghai remained China's two largest foreign trade cities in the first half of the year, driven by strong exports of integrated circuits, smart products and new energy vehicles as advanced manufacturing continues to support...

China Approves New Nuclear Power Projects and Signals Further Economic Policy Support

China's State Council approved four new nuclear power projects and called for incremental measures to expand domestic demand and advance six major national infrastructure networks, as policymakers prepare priorities for the Fifteenth Fiv...

Ant Group's Artificial Intelligence Unit Seeks Two Hundred and Twenty-Two Million Dollars in New Funding

Ant Group's artificial intelligence subsidiary, RobbyAnt, is raising two hundred and twenty-two million dollars to expand its enterprise artificial intelligence services and large language model capabilities as technology companies incre...

US and Japan Step In to Support the Yen in Rare Joint Intervention

Washington joined Tokyo in buying yen after the currency fell to a four-decade low, raising the stakes for global bond markets as well as Japan’s economy.

Apple’s OpenAI Lawsuit Becomes a Public Fight Over AI Hardware

OpenAI has answered Apple’s trade-secrets allegations with published emails and messages, turning a dispute over former employees into a test of both companies’ device ambitions.

Chinese Pension Funds Deliver Ninth Consecutive Year of Positive Returns

State-managed local pension funds generated a 5.8 percent annual return despite volatile markets, reflecting conservative investment strategies as policymakers prepare for growing demographic and retirement funding pressures.

Chinese Nuclear Fusion Startups Speed Development to Meet Future Artificial Intelligence Power Demand

Companies including NovaFusionX are accelerating commercialization plans for nuclear fusion technologies, aiming to meet the substantial long-term electricity needs expected from next-generation artificial intelligence data centers.

Mid-Sized Chinese Property Developers Continue to Lose Ground in Housing Downturn

Years of weak home sales and lower land purchases have disproportionately affected mid-tier developers, while larger state-backed builders have been better positioned to maintain market share during the prolonged property slowdown.

Chongqing Completes Leadership Changes After Months of Political Upheaval

The southwestern municipality appointed a new acting mayor and police chief following the removal of its former mayor and the death of its senior security official, filling key leadership positions after months of uncertainty.

China's Property Market Shows Early Signs of Stabilization Despite Weak Demand

Sales declines among the country's 100 largest property developers continued to ease in July, suggesting the pace of the housing downturn is moderating even as consumer confidence remains subdued.

Volkswagen Cuts Production Capacity in China Amid Intensifying Local Competition

Volkswagen has closed selected manufacturing facilities in China as the German automaker adjusts to mounting competition from domestic electric vehicle producers and weaker operating performance in the world's largest automotive market.

Beijing Launches Anti-Crime Campaign Focused on Protecting Private Businesses

The central government has begun a year-long crackdown on organized crime and online extortion while directing local authorities to avoid profit-driven policing and excessive arrest quotas that have undermined private sector confidence.

Hong Kong Launches World's First Offshore Chinese Government Bond Futures

Hong Kong's stock exchange began trading Chinese sovereign bond futures, providing international investors with new tools to hedge interest-rate risk and supporting the broader international use of the yuan.

Alibaba and ByteDance Step Up Enterprise Artificial Intelligence Commercialization

Alibaba unveiled its Qwen 3.8 Max large language model and the QwenWork platform while ByteDance carried out similar product consolidation, highlighting a broader shift by China's technology companies toward monetizing enterprise artific...

Regulators Tighten Electric Vehicle Standards to Ease Intense Price Competition

Chinese authorities are introducing stricter reliability testing requirements for new energy vehicles, seeking to slow rapid product launches and improve industry sustainability after an extended period of aggressive price competition.

China Nears Mass Production of Next-Generation Low-Power Memory Chips

ChangXin Memory Technologies is approaching mass production of a new generation of low-power DRAM, marking another step in China's effort to strengthen domestic semiconductor manufacturing for mobile devices and artificial intelligence a...

China Tightens Oversight of Offshore Trusts to Combat Tax Avoidance

Tax authorities introduced new rules giving individuals a 90-day grace period to settle outstanding taxes while closing loopholes involving offshore trusts and foreign passport arrangements used to conceal domestic wealth.

China's Artificial Intelligence Industry Exceeds 1.2 Trillion Yuan in Value

The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology said the domestic artificial intelligence sector grew 40 percent over the past year to more than 1.2 trillion yuan, supported by an ecosystem of more than 6,600 companies rep...

China Orders Non-Fossil Fuels to Supply Half of National Electricity by 2030

A new State Council energy plan calls for non-fossil fuel sources to provide half of China's electricity by the end of the decade, backed by major investments in renewable generation, grid upgrades and a unified national power market.

United States Moves to Ban Chinese Optical Components Used in Artificial Intelligence Data Centers

The United States Federal Communications Commission is drafting rules to block imports of Chinese-made optical modules and other data center components, a move that could reshape global artificial intelligence supply chains where Chinese...

Indonesia Launches First Sovereign Panda Bond in China's Domestic Market

Indonesia raised seven billion yuan through its inaugural sovereign panda bond, strengthening financial ties with China while marking a significant step in the broader international use of the renminbi.

Taiwan Expands Civilian Mobilization Planning Ahead of Annual Military Exercises

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said this year's Han Kuang exercises will include simulations for relocating arms production and mobilizing civilian infrastructure in response to growing concerns over potential Chinese blockade ope...

DeepSeek Expands Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Development as Competition Intensifies

Chinese artificial intelligence developer DeepSeek has begun broader testing of software that enables large language models to operate as autonomous agents, while continuing aggressive price reductions in the global race for artificial i...

China Strengthens Outbound Investment Rules to Counter Foreign Trade Restrictions

New State Council regulations on outbound direct investment have taken effect, giving Chinese authorities the power to investigate and respond to foreign governments that impose what Beijing considers discriminatory trade or investment m...

Alibaba Gains as New Qwen AI Model Counters Broader Technology Selloff

Alibaba shares rose seven percent in Hong Kong after the company unveiled an advanced multimodal Qwen artificial intelligence model with enhanced autonomous agent capabilities, outperforming a broader decline in technology and semiconduc...

China Revises Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling Rules to Improve Safety

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology removed cascade utilization provisions from regulations governing used electric vehicle batteries, reshaping the recycling framework to address safety concerns as electric vehicle adopt...

China's Manufacturing Growth Slows as Domestic Demand Remains Weak

The Caixin Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index eased to 50.9 in July, missing expectations and following contraction in the official manufacturing survey, highlighting continued weakness in domestic demand despite recent policy supp...

China Prepares Response to Potential United States Sanctions on Artificial Intelligence Companies

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Commerce are drafting countermeasures, including possible restricted-entity designations, after the United States threatened sanctions against Chinese technology companies over alleged ...

China Tightens Controls on Cross-Border Fund Trading to Limit Financial Risks

Financial regulators ordered brokerages to suspend new cross-border total return swaps for private funds, closing a regulatory loophole that had enabled offshore leverage and capital outflows.

Market-Based Electricity Pricing Increases Cost Pressures for Heavy Industry

China's transition toward real-time electricity pricing is exposing manufacturers and energy-intensive artificial intelligence data centers to greater fluctuations in power costs as the country deepens electricity market reforms.

China Approves Major Infrastructure and Nuclear Expansion Under Fifteenth Five-Year Plan

Premier Li Qiang chaired a State Council meeting that accelerated construction of six national infrastructure networks covering computing, next-generation communications and power grids, while approving four new nuclear power projects to...

People's Bank of China Signals Continued Monetary Support and New Technology Bond Market

China's central bank pledged to maintain a moderately loose monetary policy, ensure ample liquidity and establish a dedicated technology board in the bond market to channel more financing into strategic scientific and technological innov...

Greater Bay Area Digital Integration Advances Through Cross-Border Financial Cooperation

The launch of a unified data validation platform between Shenzhen and Hong Kong reflects continued efforts to deepen financial integration in the Greater Bay Area by reducing administrative barriers for businesses operating across the bo...

China Finalizes Core Infrastructure Framework for International Lunar Research Station

The China National Space Administration has completed the architectural framework for the planned International Lunar Research Station, outlining key systems for power distribution, autonomous robotics and surface communications presente...

State Grid Begins Operating New Ultra-High-Voltage Transmission Line for Clean Energy

State Grid Corporation of China has commenced operations on a new 800-kilovolt ultra-high-voltage direct-current transmission line that delivers electricity from large-scale desert solar projects to major industrial centers along China's...

China Expands Local-Currency Settlement Across Southeast Asian Trade Corridors

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said China is broadening local-currency settlement arrangements with Southeast Asian trading partners through new bilateral banking agreements aimed at reducing foreign exchange risks and supporting region...

Shenzhen and Hong Kong Launch Cross-Border Data Platform for Corporate Finance

The Shenzhen Municipal Government and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority have introduced a shared data validation platform designed to simplify compliance requirements and improve the efficiency of cross-border financing and trade settleme...