Add ThinkChina as a preferred source Attendees look at the China booth at the BIO International Convention 2026, a meeting of pharmaceutical and biotechnology leaders in San Diego, California, US, on 23 June 2026. (Mike Blake/Reuters) (By Caixin journalist Chen Xi) US lawmakers’ push to scrutinise biotechnology ties with China is unsettling expectations for Chinese…
Add ThinkChina as a preferred source Translated by Grace Chong, James Loo A Chery Automobile Co.’s AiMOGA humanoid robot at the company’s experience centre in Wuhu, Anhui province, China, on 20 May 2026. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg) In this artificial intelligence (AI) age, as AI turns human-like and human nature could gradually be eroded, can religion preserve…
Add ThinkChina as a preferred source The World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China on 26 July 2025. (Go Nakamura/Reuters) China’s decision to block Meta’s acquisition of Manus should not be treated as a routine intervention in a corporate deal. Beijing is signalling that relocating an AI company overseas does not necessarily remove it from…
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China news correspondent, Lianhe Zaobao China’s young entrepreneurs are embracing a new wave of AI-driven solo start-ups, as the OpenClaw craze reshapes how one-person companies are built, scaled and powered by digital “agents”. Lianhe Zaobao correspondent Yush Chau reports from China. (Edited and refined by Candice Chan, with the assistance of AI translation.) In the…
Thanks to its innovative drone industry, Shenzhen has become the leading hub of low-altitude economy for China and the world, boasting 1,085 drone departing and receiving stations, 309 flying routes, over 1,000 companies making low-altitude unmanned flying vehicles, and accounting for 70% of the world’s consumer-drone market. The city allows flying drones to deliver fast…
A senior executive from Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), the world’s largest producer of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), urged authorities on the mainland to intervene in the price war that is roiling the market for new energy cars. Ni Jun, CATL’s chief manufacturing officer, on Wednesday said the brutal discount war would not end if…