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BYD steps up level 3 autonomous car push, begins testing
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BYD steps up level 3 autonomous car push, begins testing

BYD has completed over 150,000 kilometers of real-world testing for its L3 autonomous driving systems.
Minh Le · · 2 min read
China launches online platform to track automaker payments
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China launches online platform to track automaker payments

This move follows commitments made in June by major automakers, including BYD, Xiaomi, to pay suppliers within 60 days.
Aiko Gao Ishida · · 2 min read
China to tackle solar sector price war, overcapacity
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China to tackle solar sector price war, overcapacity

Silicon wafer prices have dropped by about 20%, impacting the overall solar supply chain.
Diya Lal · · 3 min read
5G, AI drive 8.2% revenue growth in China’s digital sectors
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5G, AI drive 8.2% revenue growth in China’s digital sectors

China’s 5G user penetration rate reached 75.9% as of March, with 4.395 million base stations installed.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 3 min read
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China’s EV boom fuels 90% chip import reliance

This reliance on imported chips has grown more urgent due to rising geopolitical tensions with the US.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 1 min read
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China opens telecom, data center market to foreign players

The pilot program is being launched in Beijing, Shanghai, Hainan, and Shenzhen, according to China’s Xinhua news agency.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 1 min read
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China Roundup: JD Logistics invests $155m to halve carbon emissions, and more

Also, China may ask Tencent, ByteDance to open content to search, and Sequoia leads a US$78 million round in healthtech firm MagAssisst, among others.
Roehl Niño Bautista · · 2 min read

China to start seriously enforcing real-name mobile registration, government claims

China’s government has been saying it’s getting serious about real-name mobile registration for years. But could this latest campaign actually be the one?a
C. Custer · · 2 min read

Failed experiment: two years in, none of China’s new telcos makes money

Not even Xiaomi and Alibaba can spur interest in China’s new mobile internet and calling services.
C. Custer · · 4 min read

After years of big 3 dominance, China is about to get a fourth telco

China Telecom, China Unicom, and China Mobile, are about to get a competitor. But it’s not what you might think.
C. Custer · · 3 min read