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AWE 2026 Signals China Appliances’ AI Pivot as Sales Slide and Brands Chase Replacement Demand

China’s biggest appliance show ended with a paradox: AWE 2026 was packed with AI robots, smart glasses and “appliance-as-agent” demos, while the core domestic home-appliance market is shrinking—forcing makers from Haier to Gree to use AI to defend pricing, deepen distribution and manufacture a new

Geely Galaxy Unveils M7 With 225 km EV Range, Pushing Plug-In Hybrids Toward “EV-First” Use

Geely Galaxy, the mass-market new-energy arm of Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., is raising the bar for plug-in hybrids in China by launching the Galaxy M7 with a claimed 225-kilometer electric-only range—an escalation that targets the last durable advantage of gasoline cars: long-distance convenience

ByteDance Halts Seedance 2.0 Global Launch After Hollywood Copyright Pressure

ByteDance has paused plans to roll out its Seedance 2.0 AI video generator globally, a sharp reminder that the fastest-moving frontier in generative media is now constrained less by compute than by copyright exposure. The decision follows a burst of legal and public pushback from Hollywood groups and

China TV Expose Flags “GEO” Ad Syndicates Gaming AI Answers, Raising Compliance Risk for Model Providers

China’s annual “3·15” consumer rights broadcast has thrust a new market abuse into view: a fast-growing “GEO” service industry that claims it can pay-to-play mainstream AI models’ “standard answers,” blurring the line between marketing and misinformation and forcing AI platforms to treat content integrity as

ChinaBiz Briefing: First Commercial BCI, Cambricon’s Profit Surge, and Apple Lowers China Fee to 25%

The Big Picture: China’s hard-tech sector is crossing a critical threshold from experimental to operational. Today’s news highlights a maturing ecosystem where domestic AI chipmakers are finally printing profits, and medical regulators are moving faster than the FDA to commercialize invasive brain-computer interfaces (BCI). Meanwhile, Apple’

China Greenlights World’s First Invasive Brain-Computer Interface for Commercial Clinical Use

China’s medical regulator has approved the world’s first invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) medical device for commercial market entry, marking a definitive shift for the global neurotechnology sector from experimental research to scalable clinical application in 2026. The National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) granted the registration to Neuracle

Cambricon Posts 453% Revenue Surge, Turns First Profit

Cambricon has posted a 453% revenue surge and its first-ever annual profit for 2025, underscoring a structural shift in China's semiconductor landscape as domestic enterprise customers aggressively adopt local artificial intelligence accelerators. The Beijing-based chipmaker reported a net income of RMB 2.059 billion (US$286

Apple Slashes China App Store Fees to 25% in Strategic Concession to Regulators

Apple Inc. is lowering its standard App Store commission rate in China from 30% to 25%, marking a historic structural concession designed to appease local regulators and secure long-term ecosystem growth in its second-largest digital market. Effective March 15, 2026, the technology giant will also reduce fees for

Alibaba, Tencent Forge Rare Alliance in $69M Bet on China’s Neuralink Challenger

Chinese tech archrivals Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd. have backed a Shanghai-based brain-computer interface (BCI) startup, injecting RMB 500 million (US$69.4 million) into Jieti Medical as China accelerates its push to challenge Elon Musk’s Neuralink in the race for next-generation human-

Li Auto's Margin Slump Triggers Strategic Pivot Toward AI Chips and Robotics

Li Auto is facing severe operating pressure in its core automotive business amid an escalating EV price war, forcing the Chinese automaker to rely on interest income to maintain net profitability while aggressively pivoting toward AI and robotics for its 2026 turnaround. The company’s fourth-quarter 2025 financial results