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The United States and China are locked in competition for dominance in the robotics industry. Photo: Shutterstock
Robotics

China manufacturing, AI pose an ‘existential threat’ to US in robotics sector

Domestic manufacturers’ share in China, the world’s largest robotics market, nears 50 per cent, up from 30 per cent in 2020.

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Business of climate change

China miners accelerate overseas buying spree

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Artificial intelligence

My Take | After DeepSeek, China gets a leg up in the quest for human-level AI

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US-China tech war

Hong Kong to launch 2 AI forums as US-China tech war rages

The city is shifting towards a technology-driven economy to align with Beijing’s strategic goals, with major investments planned for AI.

Hong Kong is organising two inaugural AI forums. Photo: Reuters
Robotics

Made in China 2025: how the country achieved its goals 10 years on

Is China a leader in aeronautics and robotics? What role did the government play in their success? SCMP editors answer questions about Made in China 2025.

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China economy

My Take | China’s secret weapons in a US tech war victory? Talent and supply chains

DeepSeek, Huawei and Unitree represent booming tech industries benefiting from China’s unique advantages in overcoming US sanctions.

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US-China tech war

What did China’s tech titans tell Xi Jinping at the symposium?

Ren Zhengfei from Huawei, Lei Jun from Xiaomi and Wang Xingxing from Unitree all gave speeches at the high-profile meeting.

A giant screen at a Beijing shopping centre shows news footage of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei speaking next to BYD CEO Wang Chuanfu and New Hope’s founder and chairman Liu Yonghao at a symposium with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday. Photo: Reuters
China manufacturing

‘Impressive progress’: China’s humanoid robot industry dominates despite hurdles

China leads the West in number of top listed companies involved in developing humanoid robots, Morgan Stanley finds.

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China technology

From ‘robot school’ to DeepSeek, how China leads the charge for tech supremacy

DeepSeek, a half-marathon of running robots, and ‘sexbot’ advancements are just the tip of the iceberg as China goes all-in on innovation that will reshape local economies.

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US-China relations

How China’s humanoid robot innovations fuel cutthroat competition with US

China, fuelled by recent successes from DeepSeek and Unitree, is making a play for pole position in humanoid robots. Can the US hold its ground?

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Robotics

Unitree humanoid robots, backed by Alibaba tech, delight Spring Gala show

The Lunar New Year eve broadcast saw 16 H1 robots join a troupe of human dancers in a unique performance of Chinese folk dance Yangge.

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Unitree’s H1 humanoid robots take centre stage to perform at this year’s Spring Festival Gala show. Photo: Unitree
Artificial intelligence

China ahead of US in some areas of autonomous driving, robotics, executives say

Pony.ai vice-president says China’s agile policies allow fast proof of concept, as well as failure and retry, which facilitates quick iterations.

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US-China relations

US adds Tencent, CATL to list of Chinese firms said to help Beijing’s military

Chipmaker Changxin Memory Technologies and drone-maker Autel Robotics also included among companies Pentagon says threaten national security.

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Artificial intelligence

Uber said to eye US$10 million stake in IPO of China’s Pony AI

The ride-hailing giant may consider using Pony AI’s autonomous-driving technology outside the US, a source says.

Uber is in talks to invest in the US IPO of Chinese robotaxi firm Pony AI. Photo: dpa
US-China tech war

China’s tech firms fear bigger curbs as TSMC stops AI chip supply

A wider shipment ban on TSMC-made chips could affect a range of mainland businesses from electric vehicles to smartphones.

TSMC has stopped taking advanced AI chip orders from mainland Chinese clients. Photo: Reuters
US-China tech war

Global businesses bet on China’s market despite US trade tensions

On the sidelines of Shanghai’s CIIE trade fair, foreign companies brush away fears of a new US-China trade war after Trump’s victory.

US-China relations

US study finds China’s tech innovation ‘much stronger’ than understood

Performing best in nuclear power, EVs and batteries, mainland companies will ‘likely equal or surpass Western firms within a decade or so’.

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Artificial intelligence

China’s AI industry could see US$1.4 trillion in investment in 6 years

CICC chairman Chen Liang told the International China Investment Forum that China’s AI industry still has significant room for growth.

An AI sign is seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 6, 2023. Photo: Reuters
China technology

Opinion | How China plans to become a robotics powerhouse

The rapid advancement of robotics is bringing exciting possibilities but has also raised significant ethical and safety concerns.

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China technology

As China upgrades its androids, is ‘more human than human’ on the horizon?

A robotics conference has put China’s humanoid robot industry in the spotlight, with new incentives and investment driving market growth and pushing the technology forward.

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Artificial intelligence

China’s ambitions in humanoid robots in full display at expo

Chinese robot manufacturers are hoping to repeat the country’s global success in smartphones and electric vehicles

Hangzhou-based Deep Robotics debuts its bipedal humanoid robot Dr.01 at the World Robotics Conference, taking place from August 21 to 25 in Beijing. Photo: Handout
Robotics

Former Huawei ‘Genius Youth’ recruit launches humanoid robots to rival Tesla’s

‘We’re now at the forefront of the industry,’ Agibot founder Peng Zhihui declared after launching his firm’s new-generation family of humanoid robots.

Artist’s impression of Agibot’s biped humanoid robots in action. Photo: Agibot
US-China relations

Why US right-wing Project 2025 could be bad news for China if Trump wins

Heritage Foundation road map for a Trump-led government has its sights set on Beijing as it answers, ‘How we can take on China’.

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China's population

Automated aged care, lots of grunt work: China has big plans for humanoid robots

With arms, legs and facial expressions, robots are being built for roles where manpower is in short supply – like looking after grandparents – as China’s population rapidly ages and shrinks.

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Artificial intelligence

China’s Laws of Robotics: Shanghai publishes first humanoid robot guidelines

Humanoid robots should ‘safeguard human dignity’ and ‘not threaten human security’, say guidelines published during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference.

Several Chinese robotics firms have put their humanoid robots on display at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai this year. Photo: Xinhua
US-China relations

Opinion | US warnings against China’s tech dominance smack of thief crying ‘thief’

Washington’s accusations are clearly driven more by its fear of the US losing its tech hegemony than by China overtaking it.

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Technology

Inside Out | China-made AI sexbots: the next national security risk for US, EU?

The rapid emergence of AI has sparked concerns about its attendant risks, and few sectors exemplify that more than the production of sex robots.

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China economy

Opinion | China’s edge in the AI robotics race lies in the Greater Bay Area

Thanks to the Greater Bay Area’s tech champions Huawei, BYD, Tencent and DJI, China commands nearly 40 per cent of the global supply chain for embodied AI.

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