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CALB has moved from a name known mainly inside China’s battery supply chain to a company that global executives now need to track closely. The reason is simple. The CALB battery story is no longer about a second-tier supplier trying to win automaker attention. It is about scale, customer diversification, energy storage growth, European localization, […]

The global battery conversation is too often reduced to a CATL-versus-everyone-else debate. That misses a more useful strategic question for executives: which Chinese battery companies can build credible scale, localized production, and chemistry advantage in markets where buyers want cost, safety, and supply diversification? Gotion belongs in that conversation now. In 2025, global EV battery […]

China’s electric vehicle story has entered a new phase. After years of rapid production growth, the strategic question is shifting toward what happens to batteries after they leave the road. In 2025, China produced 16.626 million new energy vehicles and sold 16.49 million, with NEVs accounting for 47.9 percent of new car sales.  By 2030, […]

AI predictive analytics in healthcare helps global providers detect disease earlier, cut costs, and close care gaps. See how China leads.

AI in product development is transforming global businesses. See how Chinese companies are using it to build faster and smarter.

Specialized China market research agencies deliver what generalist firms cannot. Discover what makes China research different and how to choose the right partner.

China consulting bridges the gap between what global executives know and what they need to know about China's innovation ecosystem.

What drives Chinese ecommerce consumers to buy and stay loyal? This guide unpacks the trust signals, value logic, and discovery behavior shaping their decisions.

Build a winning China ecommerce strategy. This guide covers entry models, platform selection, fulfillment, and trust-building tactics that drive sales.

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 […]

Ecommerce in China is the world's largest digital retail market. This guide maps the platforms, payment systems, and consumer behaviors driving it.

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 […]