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A girl interacts with a humanoid robot at the 23rd China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning, in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on September 19, 2026. Photo: Xinhua
Semiconductors

Chinese AI chipmaker Hygon plots expansion to robotics market

New chip targets range of physical AI applications, where machines interact directly with their environments.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Tesla auditing Chinese suppliers ahead of Optimus roll-out: sources

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US-China relations

Huawei accused of stealing robot tech to get hands on T-Mobile’s trade secrets

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

Scott Bessent confirms weekend meeting with He Lifeng days before Xi’s US visit

US Treasury Secretary to meet Chinese Vice Premier for final preparatory talks between two sides before key Trump-Xi summit in Washington.

US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in 2025. The pair will meet again this weekend for preparatory talks before Chinese President Xi Jinping's summit with US President Donald Trump in Washington next week. Photo: Keystone via AP
IPO

Unitree’s US$30 billion stock wipe-off spurs caution on humanoid robot IPOs

Beijing tipped to tighten approvals, heighten scrutiny of humanoid makers as leading robotics specialist reports a 44% stock slump.

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Yuan

Open Questions | Private equity’s Fang Fenglei on investing in China

Veteran investor considers China’s economic strengths, assets that appeal, future yuan appreciation and policymakers’ ability to solve problems.

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

Exclusive | AI fight shadows final preparations for Xi Jinping’s White House visit

Chinese side is said to view US requests as limiting both harmful outcomes from AI and Beijing’s ability to develop its own capabilities.

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US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping last met in person in Beijing in May. Photo: AP
Poland

Video | Robots protest to demand AI regulation

Poland’s Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski met with the robot protesters to hear their demands regarding industrial AI usage.

US-China trade war

US drone ban proposal to halt China’s rise concerns American police, farmers

Fears in US surround banning of Chinese drones used for non-military purposes such as search and rescue, factory inspections and farming.

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China exports

Amid lack of grass lawns in China, the robotic mower sector chases EU market

Once a niche market, sales of robot mowers in Europe have more than doubled in the past five years.

A robotic lawnmower on display at IFA in Berlin on Thursday. Photo: dpa/Getty Images
Artificial intelligence

Amid China’s AI shift, JD.com bets on 3 million robots to automate logistics

The firm plans to retrain frontline workers for more technical roles, including maintenance of robots.

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A technician trains a robot at a JD.com data collection centre in eastern China’s Jiangsu province on August 24. Photo: Xinhua
Electric & new energy vehicles

In Focus | China’s EV makers see synergy in their race to beat Tesla in humanoid robotics

Robotics has supply chain synergy with smart EV production because key components like cameras and radar, as well as software, are in both.

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Artificial intelligence

In Focus | Will geopolitics put a potential Musk merger between a rocket and a hard place?

Security concerns in Beijing and Washington could create ‘bottleneck’ if Elon Musk attempts to combine the two flagship companies.

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Hangzhou

Robot guide dog debuts in China amid severe lack of the furry kind

With wheels and four legs, aid for visually impaired people represents push to expand AI and robotics into more applications.

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Hangzhou-based Zhiyuan Research Institute’s robot guide dog has wheels for smooth movement on flat ground and legs for climbing stairs. Photo: Handout
China jobs

Open Questions | How China Works author on the data economy, robots and AI

Economist Lan Xiaohuan proposes better social security to fix China’s unbalanced economy and weighs the impact of technology on lives now and in the future.

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Unitree Robotics

Opinion | China’s robot revolution may not arrive in the way you expect

Electric vehicles generally travel abroad as finished, branded products. Chinese robotics could spread differently.

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

Trump can’t wait for Xi’s Washington visit, but claims US leads China in AI race

US president praises Xi and predicts they have ‘a lot of good things to discuss’ at summit, while bragging of beating Beijing in tech war.

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China jobs

In Focus | The world at home: why more Chinese are opting for Sino-foreign universities

China’s growing number of educational joint ventures receive more applicants as students seek a simpler path to an international edge.

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China technology

Global investors flock to China’s Shenzhen to ride wave of AI and robotics

Major banks such as HSBC and UBS host thousands of executives in southern tech hub this week to connect foreign capital with domestic firms.

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Hong Kong economy

Rain, internet outages hit first day of Hong Kong’s robot convenience stores

But visitors praise humanoid robots at new Galbot stores in Hung Hom, Wan Chai and Kai Tak.

Banking & finance

Hong Kong leads Asia in start-up potential, ranks fifth globally: study

City shows growing strength in nurturing scalable ventures and unicorns, CB Insights study says.

A general-purpose intelligent robot works in Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong, on August 31. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong science and tech

Hong Kong can play unique role in fostering robotics industry: Paul Chan

Finance chief also welcomes launch of Galbot’s humanoid robot-operated outlets in Hung Hom, Kai Tak and Wan Chai – a first for the city.

Paul Chan visits a robot-operated store set to open on Tuesday. Photo: Karma Lo
Belt and Road Initiative

In Focus | Can Beijing’s gateway plan for Tibet survive geopolitics and natural disasters?

Beijing hopes trade will stabilise Tibet, but friction with India and the looming Dalai Lama succession are hampering its efforts.

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China trade

China’s Micbot trains robots to withstand the heat of Saudi Arabian oil industry

AI-powered quadrupeds, designed for extreme conditions and hazardous sites, are undergoing tests in China as Micbot awaits Aramco’s mass-procurement decision.

Artificial intelligence

Biomedicine | China thinks big on brain-computer interfaces

Launch of commercial BCI implantation, ahead of US, offers hope to millions with brain or spinal injuries as plans are made for the technology’s wider use.

China thinks big on brain-computer interfaces after world-first surgery
US-China trade war

US urged to use Beijing playbook to secure Chinese tech transfers

Experts say Washington should target areas where cutting-edge Chinese technological know-how could be welcomed, then applied to help US.

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BYD, China’s top electric vehicle manufacturer, leads the way in terms of battery and autonomous driving technologies. Experts say the US would benefit from some Chinese involvement in the American industry. Photo: Xinhua
Unitree Robotics

Unitree’s stock slump begs question: is there a bubble in humanoid robotics?

Even after the sell-off, Unitree’s market value is more than four times the top of the range indicated by lead underwriter Citic Securities.

China technology

Opinion | How Shenzhen can win the ‘AI for science’ race

Rather than copy the research-focused models of Beijing and Shanghai, the tech hub must leverage its industrial depths to become a premier lab for experimentation and deployment.

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