Snow-blowing, lawn-mowing robots clear the way for China’s tech expansion

Snow-blowing, lawn-mowing robots clear the way for China’s tech expansion

China’s consumer robotics start-ups are finding new growth opportunities in overseas markets, providing a new development model for the country’s manufacturers as they attempt to escape problems wrought by excess capacity and destructive price wars at home. These up-and-coming robotics firms are leveraging mature supply chains and rapid product iteration cycles to compete on technology…

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For China’s electronics firms, US tariff exemptions offer more confusion than relief

For China’s electronics firms, US tariff exemptions offer more confusion than relief

Washington’s plans to exempt some electronic devices from its 125 per cent so-called “reciprocal” tariffs has provided a glimmer of hope for Chinese suppliers serving major US multinationals such as Apple and Tesla, but the road ahead for China’s vast electronics sector still appears tough, analysts and industry insiders say. Many smaller Chinese electronics firms…

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