Chinese humanoid robots dominate the market, but most are still performative rather than functional
June 6, 2026
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Chinese laboratories with ties to the military are actively pursuing access to Nvidia's AI chips. This effort is part of…
A Chinese rocket startup has declared a critical technical breakthrough in high-thrust propulsion development, illustrating how Beijing is aggressively forcing…
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China's Shenzhou-21 mission concluded triumphantly as its trio of astronauts safely returned to Earth on Friday. The crew is in…
Chinese commercial rocket builder LandSpace Technology Corp. officially commenced operations at its new mass-production facility in Wuxi, signaling a heavily…
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Huawei has unveiled its groundbreaking Tau Scaling Law at the 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems in Shanghai.…
China successfully launched the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwestern China. The mission includes three…
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China is gearing up to launch the Shenzhou 23 mission to the Tiangong space station, expected to take place as…
Hong Kong's first astronaut, Lai Ka-ying, will be using a locally developed observatory to monitor greenhouse gas emissions on Earth…
Chinese enterprise software giant Kingdee International Software Group unveiled its new artificial intelligence operating system at a major corporate summit…
China’s military-linked maritime sector has launched sea trials for the country’s first custom-built aerospace launch and tracking command vessel, highlighting…
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has officially approved the country's first batch of authorized cyber vulnerability reporting platforms.…
The expansion of China’s drone and low-altitude economy into its industrial heartland gained further momentum as Jiangsu Zhongshe Group Architecture…
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China has announced new rules governing capacity replacement in the Iron…
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China has successfully landed a massive new undersea data artery in Hong Kong, signaling a significant upgrade to the digital…
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China is accelerating efforts to transition its heavily subsidized quantum research out of state laboratories and into commercial applications, launching…
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the United States has given AT&T a one-year waiver to address the ban on…
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China is moving aggressively to dominate the space race, with state-controlled media touting new scientific insights gained from the country’s…
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Xi Jinping raised the "Thucydides Trap" during talks with Donald Trump to stress the risks of conflict between a rising…
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China’s commercial space sector marked a definitive breakthrough Thursday as LandSpace Technology successfully launched an enhanced, long-body version of its…
The Guizhou Finance and Economics Vocational Institute has launched a formal procurement process for a sophisticated cybersecurity training environment, marking…
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Chinese chip designer Loongson Technology has reached a significant achievement by shipping over 1 million units of its flagship desktop…
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The Trump administration expanded its sanctions net on Friday, blacklisting a group of Chinese and Hong Kong-based firms accused of…
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Car sales in China have softened after years of breakneck growth, but electric trucks are experiencing a surge, with sales…
Chinese cybersecurity authorities are signaling a zero-tolerance approach to administrative oversights, penalizing a string of internet companies for failing to…
Over a hundred of Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxis froze on the streets of Wuhan on March 31, trapping passengers for…
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The Chinese Mission to the European Union has formally escalated its opposition to a pair of pending EU legislative acts,…
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China Mobile’s Hunan branch has been officially shortlisted by the Hunan Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology as a…
Chinese software maker, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd, has secured a rare approval for a Nasdaq listing, marking a significant development…
Hangzhou-based Jack Technology, the world’s largest producer of industrial sewing machines by volume, has broken ground on a new "second…
Huawei has officially launched its self-developed autonomous driving operating system, "Qiankun OS," at a technology summit, marking a significant escalation…
Dreame Technology, a Chinese robotic vacuum maker, unveiled an electric vehicle (EV) concept car at an event in San Francisco…
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The great China analyst David Wolf passed away in 2023 in California. Having lived and worked in China for over 20 years, he was a frequent commentator for ChinaTechNews.com. We keep his memory alive by showcasing some of his most memorable essays on a rotating basis: