China Pulse Digest

Chinese exports grew 15.5% year-on-year in January–May 2026, fueled by a 31% jump in high-tech products, sharpening Europe's trade balance challenges.

Official indicators highlight accelerating activity across consumption, trade and investment.

• Offline consumption payments climbed 2.6% year on year...

Chinese automakers are leaning harder on overseas markets to offset 12 straight months of domestic weakness.

• Passenger vehicle sales plunged 28.1%...

Chinese Premier Li Qiang will attend the opening ceremony of the 140th Canton Fair and deliver a keynote speech, underscoring official priority on the export event running Oct. 15 to Nov. 4 in Guangzhou.

The EU plans to slash Chinese hybrid car imports from 800,000 to 400,000 annually by December using WTO-compliant tariff-rate quotas, following a deal...

CXMT's 4F square transistor design could raise DRAM storage density beyond the mainstream 6F structure, strengthening China's domestic memory...

• Debt servicing now takes 19.2% of central government budget, up from 12% in 2014
• Interest payments jumped 341% since 2013, outpacing all other...

China's central bank extended its 23-month gold buying streak with a 23-tonne September purchase, while imports hit a record $158.8 billion in the...

China is racing to lock down autonomous AI risks with a comprehensive governance system spanning R&D to deployment, introducing identity labeling,...

China’s securities regulator is directly engaging listed firms and financial institutions to shore up sentiment after a sharp A-share sell-off, with...

Taiwan's defense hinges on uncertain US support, with President Lai seeking a record $35 billion budget including $14 billion in pending American arms...

Japan's Sumitomo Bakelite is adding mould underfill and compression-moulding lines at its Suzhou plant to roughly double and triple capacity...

The Karakoram 2026 exercise in Xinjiang marks the first joint army training between China and Pakistan, expanding cooperation from navy and air drills...

The PLA Navy started training against sea drones as early as August 2025, with unmanned boats used in harassment scenarios, signaling direct adaptation of Ukraine conflict lessons into naval counter-drone tactics.

Hangzhou's rise as both an AI and robotics hub and an ecological-civilisation testbed stems directly from Zhejiang's Eight-Eight Strategy launched in...

China unveiled plans for a national blockchain network in its "Opinions" policy document, but the move explicitly avoids any easing of the 2021 ban on...

Beijing is the only Chinese city banning civilian drone ownership entirely, moving beyond its August 2025 flight restrictions after a June plane crash...

China Three Gorges Corporation expanded its Peruvian electricity holdings in 2026, with Chinese firms now controlling roughly one-third of hydroelectric potential.

• CXMT targets overseas growth: Memory prices and supply tightness open doors, with global share projected to hit 14% next year.
• Hua Hong secures...

China's securities watchdog is seeking investor ideas, highlighting efforts to strengthen engagement and capital-market governance.