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01ENERGYFREE
Why a U.S. Battery Startup Built Its First Factory in China
EnerVenue’s Changzhou plant shows why supply-chain depth, engineering talent and automation still pull advanced manufacturing toward China.
Published Sep 22, 2026Updated Sep 22, 2026
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02EVsFREE
BYD Exported Nearly 5× More NEVs Than Tesla From China in June
The gap says as much about BYD’s overseas expansion as it does about China’s fast-changing electric-vehicle export machine.
Published Sep 22, 2026Updated Sep 22, 2026
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03SEMICONDUCTORSMEMBERS
China’s DUV Push Is Reaching the Hardest Part: Industrial Scale
Building a scanner is only the first step. Reliability, optics, overlay accuracy and fab qualification determine whether domestic lithography can matter commercially.
Published Sep 21, 2026Updated Sep 21, 2026
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04SEMICONDUCTORSMEMBERS
China Put LPDDR6 Into a Commercial Phone — The Memory Race Just Changed
CXMT says its LPDDR6 has entered mass production, moving China’s memory ambitions from catch-up toward next-generation products.
Published Sep 21, 2026Updated Sep 21, 2026
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05EVsMEMBERS
China’s Electric Truck Boom Is Starting to Pressure Diesel
Heavy trucks are becoming one of the clearest tests of whether battery economics can move beyond passenger cars.
Published Sep 21, 2026Updated Sep 21, 2026
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06AI & ROBOTICSFREE
China’s Robot Legs Are Moving From Rehab Labs Into Everyday Mobility
Exoskeletons and lower-limb robotics are becoming a serious test of whether embodied AI can improve mobility outside the factory.
Published Sep 21, 2026Updated Sep 21, 2026
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07EVsMEMBERS
China’s EV Industry Is Exporting More Than Cars
Software, batteries, manufacturing systems and supplier networks are moving globally.
Published Sep 21, 2026Updated Sep 21, 2026
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08MANUFACTURINGMEMBERS
Inside the Next Generation of Automated Factories
Robotics, machine vision and AI are changing how products move from design to production.
Published Sep 21, 2026Updated Sep 21, 2026
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09ENERGYMEMBERS
The Battery Supply Chain Is Becoming a Technology Platform
New chemistries and manufacturing methods are changing cost, scale and energy storage.
Published Sep 21, 2026Updated Sep 21, 2026
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10INFRASTRUCTUREFREE
Why High-Speed Rail Still Matters to China’s Industrial Strategy
Transport infrastructure is increasingly connected to manufacturing, urban growth and logistics.
Published Sep 21, 2026Updated Sep 21, 2026
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The New AI Chip Race Is About More Than Raw Performance
Compute, packaging, memory and manufacturing capacity are becoming strategic advantages.
Published Sep 21, 2026Updated Sep 21, 2026
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12AI & ROBOTICSFREE
China’s Humanoid Robot Push Is Moving From Demo to Factory Floor
A practical look at the companies, supply chains and industrial use cases driving the shift.
Published Sep 21, 2026Updated Sep 21, 2026
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