Jaime Xiao 
Northern lights, dark factories The Prime Minister’s “Dark” Ambition Ford is right: Mark Carney is about to destroy the Canadian auto industry. And the PM plans to rebuild it at the same time. The architect in the shadows. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s plan relies on replacing old labour with new code. IN THE UNION halls … Read more
The week in Chinese tech: Sovereign AI and the humanoid sprint Science & technology Silicon and Sinew: The Week in Chinese Innovation From sovereign legal models to record-breaking humanoids, China’s tech firms are sprinting toward 2026 Beijing and Shenzhen | February 8th 2026 WHERE DOES the courtroom end and the computer begin? This week saw … Read more
China’s Tech Horizon: Top 10 Developments in AI, EVs, and Robotics 01 Nvidia’s Landmark OpenAI Investment Stalls Negotiations between Nvidia and OpenAI concerning a strategic investment of up to $100 billion have reached an impasse, with core disagreements over valuation and strategic control. The chipmaker’s CEO, Jensen Huang, clarified that the figure was “never a … Read more
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The Chairman of the North Is Mark Carney Canada’s Mao Zedong? 2nd Feb 2026 | Jimmy Xiao Mark Carney delivering his “Middle Powers” address at the World Economic Forum. A surprising convergence of strategic thought between the Canadian Prime Minister and the Great Helmsman. When Mark Carney took the podium at the World Economic Forum … Read more
Is Hong Kong Dying? Or is it Rebirthing in Silicon? Why the “Pearl of the Orient” is becoming the “Brain of the Robot Belt” Reports of the city’s demise are exaggerated. For a glimpse of the AI future, watch the 13-minute train. TO THE casual observer, Hong Kong’s recent narrative has been one of slow, … Read more
Daily Intelligence Briefing Top 10 China AI/Robotics News Saturday, 31 January 2026 1. DeepSeek Secures Conditional Approval for Nvidia H200 Chips Source: Taipei Times / Reuters In a pivotal move for China’s AI infrastructure, regulatory authorities have granted conditional approval for DeepSeek to acquire Nvidia’s advanced H200 processors, signaling a pragmatic shift in Beijing’s tech … Read more
Technology & Demographics The Automaton Dividend The population of China has begun to shrink. But does it matter? By Jimmy Xiao • January 30, 2026 IF DEMOGRAPHY IS DESTINY, then the recent headlines from Beijing read like a eulogy. China’s population has fallen for two consecutive years, shedding millions of citizens in a statistical retreat … Read more
Where Robotics, Hard Tech, and Entrepreneurship Redefine Learning “As traditional standards of ‘good work’ waver, it becomes an opportunity to reexamine work within the context of human life and meaning—ultimately rediscovering its purpose.” —Lifeweek Magazine, Issue 4, 2026 By Zhang Congzhi | Photos by Cai Xiaochuan Since its founding in 2014, the Songshan Lake XbotPark … Read more
Robotics & AI Market Intelligence How Li Zexiang-backed SwitchBot evolved from a Kickstarter project into the world’s top embodied AI home robotics provider. By Robot Belt Editorial January 7, 2026 4 min read OneRobotics founders and team celebrating at the HKEX listing ceremony. (Source: OneRobotics) On December 30, 2025, OneRobotics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Stock … Read more