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As China bets on tech and innovation to drive its growth, it has placed its chips on several industrial sectors that are expected to play increasingly important roles in development and trade, which will bring fresh opportunities and challenges for stakeholders. SCMP’s China Future Tech is your go-to destination for the latest news, insights, and opinions on these select industries. Explore in-depth coverage of EVs, AI, semiconductors, aerospace, robotics and biomedicine sectors. Follow us to stay ahead in China's evolving competitive landscape.
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China deflation

Open Questions | Morgan Stanley’s Robin Xing on China’s next industrial revolution

Will US$12 trillion investment in smart factories be enough to drive growth or is fiscal stimulus needed now to boost consumption, economist ponders.

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US-China trade war

‘China shock 3.0’ to be driven by AI, biotech and robot exports, economist says

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US-China relations

Hegseth calls US$1.5 trillion defence budget ‘critical’ to counter China

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China’s private sector

Lidar maker Hesai launches 3D spatial camera with ambitions to train robots

The launch marks the latest step in the firm’s push to broaden its business beyond vehicles and establish a foothold in the emerging physical AI industry.

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Hesai Group’s Kosmo handheld 3D spatial camera is displayed at its R&D centre in Shanghai’s Jiading district on Wednesday. Photo: Daniel Ren
Germany

Police in Germany seize robot after teen girl is allegedly groped

Investigators probe whether machine was controlled in real time as two teens face scrutiny for live-streaming incident.

Artificial intelligence

OpenAI’s GPT-6 may lead to earlier robotics breakthrough: Unitree founder

Wang Xingxing says OpenAI’s latest advances have accelerated prospects for a ‘ChatGPT moment’ in embodied intelligence.

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Hong Kong science and tech

Hong Kong electronics fairs to showcase 120 robots as firms aim to expand AI use

Hong Kong Electronics Fair and electronicAsia will bring together more than 3,200 exhibitors from 15 countries and regions.

Exhibitors demonstrate their products during a media preview ahead of the Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition) and electronicAsia opening. Photo: Sam Tsang
Science

China unveils smart robot designed to help farmers breed better strains of wheat

The prototype device was designed to use a ‘vast amount of breeder experience’ when assessing crops for their breeding potential.

Unitree Robotics

Video | Chinese humanoids star at Singapore’s first robot fight night

Organisers said while humans instead of AI calling the shots, the bouts offer ‘stress tests’ for advancing humanoid robots development.

US-China relations

US issues first outbound investment fine over Chinese robotics AI deal

Parent of Plug and Play Tech Centre fined US$200,000 for failing to report a roughly US$92,000 investment in Shanghai robotics AI firm.

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Wednesday’s announcement underscores the department’s commitment to protecting US national security through investment security measures. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
Science

Chinese team creates ‘lifelike’ hydrogel that changes shape for smart devices

Light-activated hydrogel that can evolve with living tissue may ultimately help make more flexible brain-computer interfaces and robots.

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Chinese scientists say their shape-changing hydrogel can grow and change alongside living tissue. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Hong Kong’s Hermitage Capital stays devoted to top-tier tech stocks

‘Even when sentiment is at its lowest’ and confidence is ‘under severe pressure’, keep buying top-tier technology companies, founder says.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

AI, robotic arms power Hong Kong public hospital laundry and meal centre

‘Automation has greatly improved our occupational safety and health, reducing the repetitive strain and heavy lifting that workers previously endured,’ official says.

Artificial intelligence

AMD buys Li Fei-Fei’s World Labs for US$8.2b, escalating rivalry with Nvidia

Acquisition gives US chipmaker greater exposure to world-model technology seen as crucial for robotics and physical AI.

AMD has agreed to acquire World Labs. Photo: Reuters
IPO

‘Little giant’ chipmaker Amicro clears key hurdle for Hong Kong listing: sources

Company plans to launch premarketing as early as this week and aims for a mid-October debut, sources say.

Probe needles test semiconductor devices on a wafer during a trade show. Photo: Reuters
IPO

China’s humanoid robot IPO slowdown no threat to firms with ‘genuine strength’

The market is shifting from a ‘blind rush’ to ‘fine screening’, but funding is still there for firms with clear strategies, Deloitte China says.

IPO

Chinese robot-sensor maker launches Hong Kong IPO amid US vacuum ban

Camsense Technologies aims to raise about US$87 million in a Hong Kong listing backed by carmaker BYD.

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Semiconductors

China’s Hygon expands into physical AI with new chips for robots and factories

Shanghai-listed firm says new chips will help bring AI from cloud servers to factory floors and industrial machines.

The launch event for the Hygon 1000 series processors in Shenzhen on Tuesday. Photo: Handout
Swire Group

Swire Coca-Cola gets robots for heavy lifting in demanding China market

New automated facility to help meet increasingly diverse demand across emerging sales channels, company says.

Mainland China

Video | Chinese robots dance their way into America’s Got Talent finale

Chinese robotics engineer Wu Yufei says the robots’ rapid learning ability is ‘quite terrifying’.

Semiconductors

Chinese AI chipmaker Hygon plots expansion to robotics market

New chip targets range of physical AI applications, where machines interact directly with their environments.

A girl interacts with a humanoid robot at the 23rd China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on September 19. Photo: Xinhua
Electric & new energy vehicles

Tesla auditing Chinese suppliers ahead of Optimus roll-out: sources

The supplier audits come as Elon Musk’s firm aims to quickly ramp up production of its Optimus humanoid robot after its release later this year.

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A Tesla humanoid Robot and Model Y electric vehicle are displayed in a store in Beijing. Photo: EPA
US-China relations

Huawei accused of stealing robot tech to get hands on T-Mobile’s trade secrets

US prosecutors claim Chinese tech giant officials were intent on finding out about technical specifications of the robot, dubbed Tappy.

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

Scott Bessent confirms weekend meeting with He Lifeng days before Xi’s US visit

US Treasury Secretary to meet Chinese Vice Premier for final preparatory talks between two sides before key Trump-Xi summit in Washington.

IPO

Unitree’s US$30 billion stock wipe-off spurs caution on humanoid robot IPOs

Beijing tipped to tighten approvals, heighten scrutiny of humanoid makers as leading robotics specialist reports a 44% stock slump.

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Humanoid robots by Unitree Robotics demonstrate a group dance during the 2026 World Robot Conference, in Beijing. Photo: Reuters
Yuan

Open Questions | Private equity’s Fang Fenglei on investing in China

Veteran investor considers China’s economic strengths, assets that appeal, future yuan appreciation and policymakers’ ability to solve problems.

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Illustration: Brian Wang
2026 Xi-Trump summits

Exclusive | AI fight shadows final preparations for Xi Jinping’s White House visit

Chinese side is said to view US requests as limiting both harmful outcomes from AI and Beijing’s ability to develop its own capabilities.

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Poland

Video | Robots protest to demand AI regulation

Poland’s Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski met with the robot protesters to hear their demands regarding industrial AI usage.

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