China Robotics & AI
Supply chain, policy, and the companies building at scale.
What we’re watching next in china
Beijing is steering the robotics pack toward its own suppliers, not its assembly lines. A wave of Mandarin-language policy and regulator reporting indicates a deliberate tilt in China’s robotics strategy: subsidies and procurement preferences aimed squarely at domestic component makers rather than e

JD.com Launches Billion-Subsidy Supermarket with RMB 20B Subsidies
JD.com just launched a Billion-Subsidy Supermarket with RMB 20 billion in subsidies. On February 26, JD.com rolled out a new Billion-Subsidy Supermarket channel inside its app, turning a price-led subsidy play into a full-fledged online supermarket format. Over the next three years, the company plan

Denza Z9GT Claims World's Longest-Range BEV
Denza’s Z9GT hits 1,036 km — the longest-range mass-produced EV. BYD’s premium Denza brand just raised the range stakes with a single press of the accelerator. The Z9GT announces a pure electric range of 1,036 kilometers, a figure the company bills as the world’s longest-range mass-produced BEV unde