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Alice Ye

Senior editor with 15 years in news and financial media. Covers China's AI, electric vehicles, and robotics, with a focus on industry trends, technological innovation, and capital markets.

Meituan Unveils AI Model LongCat as Local Services Battle Shifts to Technology Front

Chinese food delivery giant Meituan launched its open-source large language model LongCat in September, marking a strategic pivot toward artificial intelligence as competition in China's local services sector intensifies beyond traditional subsidy wars. The launch came amid heightened rivalry with Alibaba Group Holding, which reported strong AI

Xiaomi Bets on Rear Screen Technology to Challenge iPhone 17 in Risky High-End Strategy

Xiaomi is banking on rear screen technology as a key differentiator for its upcoming Mi 17 series, skipping the Mi 16 generation entirely in an aggressive bid to compete with Apple's iPhone 17 lineup expected later this year. The Chinese smartphone maker has been heavily promoting what it

China's Autonomous Delivery Vehicle Market Surges as New Players Challenge Established Leaders

The autonomous delivery vehicle sector is experiencing unprecedented growth in 2025, with market deliveries expected to exceed 30,000 units as both established players accelerate shipments and new entrants intensify competition. Traditional automotive supplier Desay SV Automotive has launched its "Chuanxing Zhiyuan" brand, while newcomer Minieye has introduced

The EV Juggernaut: How China Built a Car Empire to Challenge the World

China’s electric vehicle industry didn't just grow; it was engineered. Through decades of strategic planning, ruthless competition, and supply chain mastery, it has dethroned legacy automakers and redrawn the map of global industry. A Rock Concert for Cars BEIJING – The air in the cavernous convention hall crackled

Vita Dynamics to Launch Vbot Robot, Targets 50,000 Shipments in 2026

Chinese robotics startup Vita Dynamics is set to begin trial production of its first consumer quadruped robot next month, with an ambitious goal of shipping up to 50,000 units in 2026 as it seeks to dominate the nascent market despite significant supply chain and cost challenges. The Vbot will

Nio’s Moment of Truth

Once on the brink of collapse, Nio has engineered a remarkable turnaround. But as it pivots from a premium-only brand to a multi-tiered challenger, it faces its most critical test yet: turning its audacious, high-cost vision into sustainable profit. In the biting Shanghai winter of late 2019,

DJI's Robot Vacuum Debut Stumbles as Premium Pricing Meets Performance Gaps

Drone giant DJI Technology faces mounting criticism over its first foray into home appliances, with the ROMO robot vacuum encountering widespread performance and quality issues just one month after its August launch. Despite premium hardware specifications and pricing that significantly exceeds established competitors, the product has drawn complaints about basic

Huawei Unveils AI Chip Roadmap Through 2028, Plans Self-Developed HBM Memory

Huawei unveiled its artificial intelligence chip development roadmap extending through 2028, announcing plans to launch four new Ascend processors and integrate proprietary high-bandwidth memory technology starting next year. Speaking at the Huawei Connect 2025 conference in Shanghai on September 18, Vice Chairman and Rotating Chairman Xu Zhijun outlined the

XPeng AeroHT eVTOL Collision Casts Shadow Over China's Low-Altitude Economy Ambitions

Two electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft from XPeng AeroHT collided during a rehearsal flight at the Changchun Airshow on September 16, with one catching fire upon landing, raising fresh safety concerns about the nascent low-altitude economy sector as companies race toward commercial deployment targets. The accident occurred

Huawei Predicts L4 Autonomous Driving Commercial Trials by 2027, Full Deployment by 2035

Huawei unveiled an ambitious roadmap for autonomous driving development, projecting Level 4 commercial trials to begin by late 2027 and widespread L4+ deployment across most scenarios by 2035. The Chinese telecommunications giant also outlined plans to explore Level 5 autonomous driving commercialization by the mid-2030s. Executive Director Wang Tao