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Daniel Ren
Shanghai Bureau Chief
Daniel Ren is the SCMP's Shanghai bureau chief. A Shanghai native, Daniel joined the SCMP in 2007 as a Business reporter.
Daniel Ren is the SCMP's Shanghai bureau chief. A Shanghai native, Daniel joined the SCMP in 2007 as a Business reporter.
Areas of Expertise:
China business, finance and marketsLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
China’s battery expansion plans highlight a widening gap with the US, as renewable energy demand fuels rapid growth in storage systems.
Hong Kong listing plan comes after the company reported net profit of 4.2 billion yuan for 2025, up 36.8 per cent from a year earlier.
Billionaire investor urges Chinese and US elites to ‘rise above ourselves’ and safeguard global well-being amid a changing world order.
Carmakers push next-generation battery tech as they chase longer range and improved safety, despite high costs.
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Following Skoda’s exit from China, other carmakers with falling sales are also likely to close shop this year, analysts say.
Shrinking subsidies, new taxes sap China’s EV demand, giving Tesla an edge in global deliveries for first time since fourth quarter of 2024.
Chinese EV maker lifts overseas sales target as rising fuel costs and easing tariffs boost demand abroad.
Carmakers report strong month-on-month gains as policy support and new financing schemes lift buyer sentiment.
Executives project an ‘explosive growth’ in energy storage, with Chinese firms extending their lead amid AI and data centre demand.
The California-based firm will use new funding to scale manufacturing and expand globally, with Hong Kong anchoring its regional push.
China’s falling fertility rate sees spike in demand for assisted reproduction as biotech firm raises US$101 million from Hong Kong listing.
Deals reach US$60 billion in first quarter after analysts say Chinese biotech firms have shown substantial technological advancements.
Increased resale activity, driven by first-time buyers and policy support, is fuelling hopes that China’s property market may be stabilising.
Earnings at China’s EV leader fall short of expectations amid intense domestic competition.
Brent crude above US$110 is pushing mainland buyers away from petrol cars, lifting China’s EV makers despite fading subsidies.
Partners aim to operate thousands of robotaxis in various European cities over the next few years after starting in Zagreb, Croatia, ‘soon’.
Hesai will spend US$28.9 million this year to design and manufacture ‘eyes and muscles’ for robots, creating a new growth engine.
Firm will ride Beijing’s push for domestic demand by expanding logistics, data centres and renewable energy capacity, GLP China CEO says.
Great Wall Motors, Geely and other Chinese carmakers are using an asset-light strategy to accelerate their growth overseas.
Geely’s sales rise 1 per cent to 476,327 units in January and February, while BYD’s sales slump 38.5 per cent to 400,241 units.
‘We promise to compete based on technology, quality, brand, service and corporate ethics,’ Geely Auto CEO says.
The court’s initiative marks ‘a positive sign that the market would sustain its upward momentum’, hedge fund manager Zhou Ling says.
Chinese insurers are turning to AI as the technology cuts labour costs and enhances pricing accuracy.
Higher lithium prices and the end of incentives are reshaping China’s EV market, with hybrids emerging as a more practical option for many.
Falling home prices and relentless price competition are forcing small decor firms into a battle for survival.
Regulator bans tactics that result in a net loss per vehicle after a 7 per cent drop in the average car price.
Only a handful of the nearly 50 mainland China-based EV builders have been able to turn a profit amid the price wars.
Guangzhou-based Pony AI begins output of 1,000 autonomous cabs and targets a 3,000-unit fleet by the end of 2026 as it expands globally.
Company touts 100 million swaps, but fast-charging batteries are eating into the technology’s speed advantage, analyst says.
