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In northern China, a new urban district is transforming expectations of what a city can be. The Xiongan New Area is being developed roughly 100 kilometers southwest of Beijing as part of a deliberate policy to disperse some non‑capital functions and promote coordinated development across the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region.  Starting in 2025, the area entered a […]

Leapmotor serves as a test of scale for China’s affordable EV playbook. The company has moved beyond startup visibility into a sharper phase built around cost control, smart features, faster overseas rollout, and global distribution through Stellantis. The brand’s Chinese name, 零跑, fits its current position. It signals speed and movement, but the business story

Shanghai is entering 2026 with a sharper technology mandate. The Shanghai tech story now sits at the intersection of industrial upgrading, AI deployment, life sciences, and mobility infrastructure. The city’s three-year advanced manufacturing plan, released in January 2026, targets higher R&D intensity, more large-output manufacturers, and full digital intelligence coverage across large enterprises by 2027.

Walk into any serious discussion about lithium batteries or global energy storage today. The conversation lands in Ningde faster than you expect. This city in Fujian Province no longer plays a quiet second-tier role. It now commands the center of China’s new energy universe. Ningde, China, transformed from a coastal prefecture into the world’s most

China is rapidly automating its factories to maintain its global manufacturing edge. In the 15th Five‑Year Plan, embodied AI and humanoid robots are explicitly listed as strategic priorities.  Major industrial hubs are building robotic assembly line facilities that can produce cars every minute while operating in near darkness; Chongqing’s Chang’An digital factory uses over 2,000

China’s embrace of renewable energy after 2025 has been nothing short of spectacular. China’s renewable energy rollout is redefining the global energy landscape and shifting the axis of power toward clean technology.  Government policies, massive investments, and cutting‑edge engineering have converged to transform China from a fossil-fuel-reliant economy into a world‑leading clean‑energy powerhouse. The Scale

Industrial robotics now sits at the heart of China’s economic transformation. China’s 15th Five‑Year Plan (2026‑2030) places AI‑powered robots at the center of the country’s modern industrial system.  According to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), China already operates roughly 2 million industrial robots, about 4.5 times the number deployed in second‑placed Japan, and accounts

Alt text: BYD’s Blade Battery Factory in Chongqing  China’s dominance in EV battery production is no longer a forecast. It is a fact of global industrial life. In 2025, Chinese manufacturers controlled around 70 percent of the global EV battery market, a sharp increase from less than 50 percent in 2021. The country’s battery cell

China’s battery manufacturers now sit at the center of global electric mobility, energy storage, industrial electrification, and clean technology supply chains. In 2026, the question for global executives is no longer only which battery company can deliver the lowest cell price. It is the question of which supplier can combine chemistry leadership, manufacturing scale, safety

China’s wind energy now sits at the center of the country’s clean power buildout. The story is no longer only about turbines on remote plains or coastal waters. It is about grid reform, industrial demand, offshore engineering, turbine scale, and the companies shaping global competition in equipment. For business leaders, wind power in China matters