Volkswagen debuts a new zonal vehicle architecture in China, enabling software-defined vehicles, OTA updates and faster development across EVs and hybrids.
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China plans space-based AI data centres, challenging Musk’s SpaceX ambitions
By Laurie Chen BEIJING, Jan 29 (Reuters) – China plans to launch space‑based artificial intelligence data centres over the next five years, state media reported on Thursday, a challenge to Elon Musk’s …
Banned Chinese mobile firm linked to spying invited to Starmer summit
A Chinese telecoms company sanctioned by the US for spying could sit down with Sir Keir Starmer at a summit in Shanghai.
China’s BYD, Exxon Mobil to deepen hybrid technology partnership
BEIJING, Jan 27 (Reuters) – China’s BYD and U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil will deepen their partnership in hybrid technology, the Chinese electric vehicle maker said in a statement on Tuesday. Under a …
How China pulled off a great tech reversal
The writer is a fellow at the John L Thornton China Center at Brookings and writes the High Capacity newsletter. We are witnessing a great reversal in global technology flows. For …
China’s robotics industry is doing a lot more than military projects
China has been making huge strides in the field of robotics. Naturally, they are pursuing military applications, but there are other uses developing as well.
Baidu’s Robin Li on China’s push to diffuse AI throughout society
Robin Li spoke to TIME about the AI ambitions of Baidu and China.
China’s new hair-thin fiber chip can survive being run over by a 15.6-ton truck
Researchers from Fudan University in China have reportedly developed a new flexible chip fibre …
Germany weighs boon and bane of China’s industrial expansion
From cheap exports to cutting-edge tech: A Chinese battery giant’s secretive factory in Germany shows how “Made in China” and “Made in Germany” are colliding— and where they can benefit from each …
China’s daring lunar return: Far side missions and the race for moon resources
China’s latest lunar mission has quietly redrawn the map of space power. By bringing home the first rocks ever collected from the far side of the Moon, Beijing has turned a once-theoretical race for …
China reportedly signals green light for Nvidia H200 chips — NVDA stock rises pre-market
According to a CNBC report, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is slated to visit China in his latest bid to discuss logistical challenges involved in supplying U.S.-approved chips to buyers in the country.
China’s power, energy and clean technology milestones in 2025
China’s electricity output and clean energy technology exports scaled record highs in 2025, LNG and coal imports contracted and crude oil imports nosed higher in another dynamic year for the world’s …
China rolls out trade-in subsidies again to support ICT device sales
Despite forecasts of a decline in sales of ICT products, including smartphones and notebooks, by 2026 due to memory supply shortages, China is introducing new purchase subsidies to sustain consumer …
