The Belt 
On 5 August 2026, SAIC Motor and General Motors signed a 20-year extension of their China joint venture, SAIC-GM, pushing the partnership to 2047. The renewal is framed by both sides as a vote of confidence in the Chinese market and in SAIC-GM’s ability to transform itself into a competitive new-energy vehicle (NEV) maker. SAIC … Read more
Chery takes over Nissan’s 63-year-old South Africa factory as China’s auto exports approach 10 million, 2.5 times Japan’s total.
Beijing Jishuitan Hospital brings national orthopaedic robot surgery training to Shenzhen Pingshan, training 74 surgeons at district level for the first time.
Shenzhen launches China’s first five-party unmanned delivery system with Neolix, splitting roles across technology, assets, commerce, operations and regulation.
Magic Atom breaks ground on a 10,000-unit robot production line in Wuxi, as embodied AI shifts from demo videos to manufacturing capacity.
Shurui Robotics, backed by Lei Jun’s Shunshi Capital and Medtronic, files for STAR Market IPO with 3,500 surgeries completed and EUR 2.42M Spanish contract.
Stander Robotics files for a third Hong Kong IPO with 1,800 robots shipped in H1 2026 and a 2.1 billion yuan pre-IPO valuation.
Aoyi Technology, founded by a former Qualcomm chip engineer, holds 35% of China’s dexterous hand market with 400M+ yuan raised across eight rounds.
Chery Holding leads a nine-figure B2 round into Zhongke Yuandongli, an agricultural robot maker with L4 autonomous farming tech backed by CAS.
Jielo Intelligent breaks ground on a 1.2 billion yuan AMR manufacturing base in Suzhou, targeting semiconductor fabs with 2,000 units annual capacity.