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China’s Smartphone Giants Pivot to Micro-Dramas as Market Eyes RMB 100 Billion Valuation

Chinese smartphone manufacturers, led by Xiaomi and Huawei, are aggressively penetrating the booming micro-drama sector, seeking to capture user attention in a market projected to exceed RMB 68 billion (US$9.4 billion) in 2025. This strategic shift moves beyond traditional hardware sales, tapping into high-growth content consumption

LimX Dynamics Unveils Modular Robot Platform to Cut Embodied AI Development Costs

LimX Dynamics has launched TRON 2, a modular robot platform designed to address hardware fragmentation in the embodied AI sector by allowing a single core system to switch between bipedal, wheeled, and dual-arm manipulation configurations. The release marks a strategic shift toward standardized, multi-functional hardware bases intended to

ByteDance Advances AI Smartphone Partnerships to Expand AIGC Reach

ByteDance is advancing negotiations with major hardware manufacturers, including vivo, Lenovo and Transsion Holdings, to pre-install artificial intelligence generated content (AIGC) plugins on their devices. The move represents a strategic shift by the TikTok parent company to secure user entry points and improve its standing in the AI execution

Galbot Valued at US$3 Billion in Record-Breaking Funding for Chinese Robotics

Galbot, a Chinese embodied artificial intelligence startup, has secured over US$300 million in its latest financing round, propelling its valuation to US$3 billion. The deal marks the largest single funding round and highest valuation in China’s burgeoning humanoid robotics sector to date, highlighting the heavy capital flowing

ByteDance Unit Reports 50 Trillion Daily AI Tokens, Extending Lead in China Market

ByteDance’s cloud division, Volcano Engine, reported that daily AI token usage for its rigorous Doubao models has reached 50 trillion, a figure that underscores the company’s aggressive expansion in the generative AI sector and firmly establishes its dominance in the domestic market. The reported volume represents a 417-

China Investors Bet Big on AI Toys as Next Hardware Frontier

Capital investment in artificial intelligence-integrated toys has reached a fever pitch in China in late 2025, emerging as the most concentrated sector for venture funding as the market shifts focus from large language model infrastructure to consumer-facing applications. With general software applications largely dominated by technology giants including

China’s EV Challengers Close in on Tesla’s Model Y Dominance as SUV War Intensifies

Competition in China’s mid-to-large SUV market reached a fever pitch in November 2025, with domestic challengers aggressively encroaching on Tesla Inc.’s long-standing dominance. Data reveals that new models from technology giant Xiaomi and electric vehicle leader BYD have rapidly scaled up, effectively matching or surpassing

Shanghai eVTOL Developer Vertaxi Secures Funds to Accelerate Airworthiness Certification

Vertaxi, a Shanghai-based electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer, has secured a new financing round exceeding RMB 100 million (US$13.8 million) to advance the certification and commercialization of its aircraft. The funding round was led by Civil Aviation Investment Fund Management, an investment vehicle established

ChinaBiz Briefing: BYD’s EV Scale, Domestic GPUs, and Embodied AI Enter a CATL Factory

China’s tech and industrial champions are pushing on three fronts: scaling globally competitive manufacturing, building a domestic AI computing stack, and upgrading consumer hardware to capture premium demand. From BYD’s widening lead in new-energy vehicles to a blockbuster GPU IPO and CATL’s humanoid robots on battery

China's AI Startups MiniMax and Zhipu AI Clear Hong Kong Listing Hurdles

MiniMax and Zhipu AI, two prominent Chinese artificial intelligence companies, have passed listing hearings at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange this week, marking a significant milestone in their initial public offering plans. MiniMax cleared its Hong Kong bourse hearing on December 17, while Zhipu AI passed its hearing on December