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How Digital Technology Is Reshaping China’s Service Consumption
15 sources0China’s service retail sales grew 5.3% year on year in the first half of 2026—4.2 percentage points faster than goods sales—signaling a shift toward experience led consumption, although growth cannot be attr...
HSG Reportedly Invests 150 Million Yuan in ZXMOTO at a 6 Billion Yuan Valuation
16 sources0HSG, formerly known as Sequoia China, reportedly made an exclusive 150 million yuan ($22.24 million) investment in ZXMOTO at a 6 billion yuan post money valuation—but neither side officially disclosed the de...
Beijing’s 2026 Humanoid Robot Games Bring 2,056 Robots to the Ice Ribbon
18 sources0Beijing’s second World Humanoid Robot Games take place August 22–26, 2026, at the Ice Ribbon.
Who Was Wang Xiji? The Chinese Space Pioneer Behind T-7M and Dongfanghong-1
12 sources0Wang Xiji (1921–2026) was a foundational figure in China’s early space program. He died in Beijing on August 12, 2026, at the age of 105.
Former Alibaba Qwen Lead Lin Junyang Launches Pragmatik Labs to Build Digital and Physical AI Agents
27 sources0Lin Junyang launched Shanghai based Pragmatik Labs on August 12, 2026, about five months after leaving Alibaba’s Qwen team.
China Shipped 97% of Humanoid Robots in H1 2026 as AgiBot Took the Lead
16 sources0Global humanoid robot shipments reached about 19,100 units in the first half of 2026, up 272% from 5,100 a year earlier.
Why Global Investors Are Reconsidering China’s Hard-Tech Economy
29 sources0China’s hard tech investment case is strengthening: high tech exports reached 5.25 trillion yuan in 2025, up 13.2%, while July 2026 exports rose 23.9% year over year.
What factors are driving growing global investor confidence in China’s hard tech industries—including artificial intelligence, semiconductor
24 sources0Global confidence is rising because China increasingly combines large scale manufacturing, deep supply chains, a vast domestic test market, policy backed capital and visible technological progress in AI hard...
How is China’s export growth being reshaped in 2026 by the rise of high-tech, green, and high-value mechanical and electrical products amid
17 sources0China’s 2026 export expansion is becoming less dependent on low-cost consumer goods and more driven by AI-related electronics, advanced machinery and electrification products. This improves resilience to dis...
China’s 24th Low-Orbit Internet Satellite Group Reaches Orbit on Long March-12
16 sources0China launched the 24th group in its low orbit internet satellite program from Hainan on August 16, 2026.
China’s Export Boom Is Shifting Toward AI Hardware, Green Technology and Advanced Manufacturing
25 sources0China’s goods trade reached 30.13 trillion yuan in the first seven months of 2026, with mechanical and electrical exports up 21.2% to 11.12 trillion yuan.
Zhipu AI’s GLM-5.3 Targets Agentic Coding With 743B Parameters and Post-Training Gains
16 sources0Zhipu AI announced GLM 5.3, a 743 billion parameter model that the company says improves coding by about 50% over GLM 5.2 mainly through post training—not a larger base model.