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Made in China 2025

Why China is racing to become the global leader in 5G technology

China wants to become a leader in 5G technology and make the service commercially available by 2020. Being the first in the world to have nationwide 5G is one of the priorities in Beijing’s ambitious Made in China 2025 strategy.

October 12, 2018
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A huge demand for healthcare services, along with China’s speedy transformation into an ageing society, has prompted Beijing to push the innovation of medical robots, such as the TiRobot. ...01:23
Made in China 2025
Will Chinese robots shape the future of surgery?
October 5, 2018
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China wants to accelerate its artificial intelligence efforts and catch up with the rest of the world by 2020.  03:00
Artificial intelligence
China’s plan to dominate AI
October 1, 2018
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Among the key sectors of “Made in China 2025”, robotics plays a prominent role in China’s industrial automation. The sector is less impacted by the US-China trade war as core parts of industrial...02:17
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Robotics a key cog in ‘Made in China 2025’ wheel
August 25, 2018
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“Made in China 2025” is a plan to build China into a technology superpower. However, other countries, including the US and the European Union, have objections. Here’s why.01:56
China economy
What’s the beef with the ‘Made in China 2025’ strategy?
March 23, 2018
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Rising labour costs and a boom in advanced robotic technology have given rise to a bigger role for robots in China’s service sector. Some prime examples can be found in Shanghai, where one...03:04
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China's robot restaurants
January 2, 2022
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China’s state-owned aircraft maker says it will have three more C919 passenger planes ready for test flights by the end of this year. The jets will join three other domestically-built C919s already...01:07
Made in China 2025
More C919 jets ready for takeoff
February 14, 2019
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The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen is taking the lead in new-energy vehicles. All the buses in the city are powered by electricity, and taxis will be too by the end of 2018. The new-energy drive...01:54
Made in China 2025
Shenzhen leads in electric vehicles
October 19, 2018
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Chinese-owned BYD Auto is the world’s top-selling electric vehicle maker. Inside its factory in Shenzhen, a vehicle rolls off the production line every 90 minutes. China is aiming to be the global...01:47
Made in China 2025
Inside China’s biggest electric vehicle factory
October 19, 2018
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China economy
China’s subway farmers highlight inequality
March 6, 2025
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With sales of US manufacturer Tesla stalling in the early months of 2025, China’s rising EV carmakers are steering their way into a winning position10:08
EU tariffs against Chinese EVs take effect
Has Tesla been dethroned by China’s EV brands?
March 21, 2025
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The booming industry highlights the cutthroat nature of China’s restaurant sector, where only a few top players thrive02:37
China
China’s restaurant undertakers turn failed dreams into profit
March 21, 2025
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A virtual character in the romantic mobile game has won over millions of young women in China and beyond02:06
China society
Young Chinese women find virtual love in 'Deepspace'
March 21, 2025
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Parents of a 16-month-old boy were criticised for bringing their son to work out at the gym in eastern China’s Jiangxi province. The toddler started hanging around gyms when he was just one month...01:30
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Chinese parents slammed for taking 16-month-old son to gym
March 18, 2025
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Watched by up to a billion people, CCTV’s 315 Gala highlights consumer rights abuses in China02:07
Consumers
China’s 315 gala: a night of scandals
March 18, 2025
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Regulators approve medical centres wholly owned by overseas investors in top cities, but healthy returns will be a long time coming02:11
China society
China opens first wholly foreign-owned hospital
March 14, 2025
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A 26-year-old man earned over 300,000 yuan (US$41,000) last year by offering hiking-related services to tourists to Mount Tai in China. Apart from route planning and photo taking, Chen would also...01:17
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Chinese hiker earns US$41,000 a year guiding tourists up popular mountain
March 14, 2025
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SCMP and Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis co-hosted a webinar to discuss key developments from the annual Two Sessions. ...13:28
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SCMP Webinar | Two Sessions 2025 Key Takeaways: Insights into China's economic strategy
March 13, 2025
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The new move threatens to drive up prices on a broad range of consumer and industrial goods   01:44
China economy
China vows to retaliate as US steel tariffs take effect
March 13, 2025
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A truck was seen loaded with two cargo containers side by side, blocking traffic as it took up two lanes on a highway in western China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.  01:10
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Truck in China carries 2 containers side by side, blocking traffic on highway
March 12, 2025
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Two Sessions 2025 (Lianghui)
China’s No 3 official missing as ‘two sessions’ closes
March 11, 2025
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A four-year-old girl found herself stranded on a narrow ledge outside her home after climbing out of a window in southwestern China’s Sichuan province. A firefighter managed to bring her back to...01:03
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Chinese girl rescued after being stranded on window ledge
March 11, 2025
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Read more like this: https://sc.mp/3cwoj In an interview with the South China Morning Post, Alibaba.com president Zhang Kuo discusses the next big shift in global trade: AI.11:13
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How Alibaba.com is betting on AI to transform e-commerce
March 11, 2025