1. (China Daily) Chinese smart driving company DeepRoute.ai has launched its latest smart driving platform, DeepRoute IO 2.0.  

    Powered by its vision-language-action (VLA) model, the company says DeepRoute IO 2.0 is a significant step toward delivering smarter, safer and more human-like driving experiences.  

    The platform features a flexible multi-chip, multi-sensor design, supporting both LiDAR-equipped and pure vision configurations, enabling seamless integration across different vehicle models and automakers.

    The company has already secured five confirmed OEM partnerships for the deployment of DeepRoute IO 2.0, with the first production vehicles scheduled to reach the market later this year.  

    Maxwell Zhou, CEO of DeepRoute.ai, said, "DeepRoute IO 2.0 adopts the VLA model integrated with the large language model, which brings two core advantages: chain-of-thought reasoning and extensive knowledge base."  

    Zhou says the chain-of-thought enables the system to analyze complex traffic scenarios through logical and human-like reasoning, enhancing the transparency and reliability of driving decisions. The extensive knowledge base allows the model to draw upon accumulated driving experience across diverse conditions, adapting to real-world situations.  

    DeepRoute.ai says it has validated DeepRoute IO 2.0 and the VLA model in real-world urban environments to ensure reliable performance under diverse conditions. The company continues to collaborate with global OEM partners to accelerate the deployment of smart driving technology in mass-production vehicles worldwide.

    Source: By Fan Feifei | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-08-28 21:09

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  2. (China Daily) Leapmotor delivered 57,066 vehicles in August, up 88 percent from a year earlier and the highest monthly total in its history, the Chinese carmaker said on Monday.  

    It was the sixth straight month the company led sales among China's NEV startups.  

    The company crossed 900,000 cumulative deliveries in August and reported its first half-year net profit, becoming only the second Chinese NEV startup to achieve profitability on that basis, after Li Auto.  

    The Hangzhou, Zhejiang province-based firm is accelerating its push abroad. Founder and Chief Executive Officer Zhu Jiangming said export sales remain among the strongest in the sector, with European orders recently hitting a record.

    Leapmotor will unveil the Lafa 5, a new model aimed at younger buyers, at next week's IAA Mobility in Munich, Germany.  

    Leapmotor has also gained recognition beyond sales. In August, it joined the China Top 500 Private Enterprises ranking for the first time and was again listed among the Top 500 Private Manufacturing Enterprises. It had earlier entered the Fortune China 500.  

    Leapmotor, founded in 2015, develops core technologies in-house, including battery, motor and electronic systems. Stellantis NV acquired a stake in the company in 2023, and the two set up a joint venture this year to expand in overseas markets.

    Source: chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-09-01 15:07

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  3. (China Daily) XPeng delivered 37,709 vehicles in August, a 169 percent jump from a year earlier and a 3 percent rise from July, marking a new monthly record, the Chinese NEV maker said Monday.  

    The Guangzhou, Guangdong province-based company is counting on a series of new models to sustain momentum.  

    Its new P7 sedan, launched last week, secured more than 10,000 orders within seven minutes — the fastest debut in XPeng's history.  

    Foot traffic and test drives hit record highs in the first weekend after launch, said the carmaker.

    The MONA M03 compact sedan remained a major growth driver, with more than 15,000 units delivered last month and over 160,000 sold since launch a year ago.  

    XPeng's G7 SUV has surpassed 10,000 cumulative deliveries, topping sales in its segment for four straight weeks.  

    Overseas expansion is accelerating as well. The G6 SUV is now available in over 30 countries and regions, with sales kicking off in Thailand in August. The X9 electric MPV has topped sales charts in China's Hong Kong special administrative region and Thailand.

    XPeng is also deepening its alliance with German carmaker Volkswagen AG. The two signed an expanded deal in mid-August to jointly develop electronic and electrical architecture for both EV and hybrid platforms in China.  

    Financially, XPeng posted record revenue of 18.27 billion yuan ($2.56 billion) in the second quarter, up 125 percent year-on-year, with gross margin rising to 17.3 percent. Cash reserves stood at 47.6 billion yuan at the end of June.  

    At the ongoing Chengdu auto show, XPeng is showcasing its new lineup, including the P7, G7, X9, MONA M03, and its humanoid robot IRON, highlighting its ambitions in AI-driven mobility.

    Source: chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-09-01 15:08
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  4. (Xinhua) China's Ministry of Commerce on Saturday voiced opposition to the U.S. decision to revoke the "validated end-user" (VEU) authorization for three semiconductor companies operating in China, urging the U.S. side to immediately correct its wrongdoings.  

    China has noticed that the U.S. Department of Commerce announced on Friday to remove Intel Semiconductor (Dalian) Co., Ltd., Samsung China Semiconductor Co., Ltd. and SK Hynix Semiconductor (China) Ltd. from the VEU list, said a spokesperson for the ministry.  

    Semiconductors are a highly globalized industry that has developed over decades into a deeply interconnected ecosystem shaped by both market forces and business decisions, said the spokesperson.

    The U.S. move, driven by self-interest, has turned export controls into a tool, and will cause a serious negative impact on the stability of global semiconductor industrial and supply chains, said the spokesperson, voicing opposition to the U.S. decision.  

    China called on the United States to immediately correct its wrongdoings and safeguard the security and stability of global industrial and supply chains. China will take necessary measures to firmly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of its enterprises, the spokesperson added.

    Source: Xinhua  2025-08-31 00:45:30

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  5. (China Daily) A Shanghai court has stated that the convictions of 14 people involved in the theft of trade secrets related to chip technology developed by Huawei subsidiary HiSilicon have taken effect, in a ruling that underscores China's commitment to protecting intellectual property rights.  

    The IPR procuratorial department of the Supreme People's Procuratorate said on Wednesday that the first-instance verdict, which it guided and was handled by a Shanghai prosecuting authority, became effective after the defendants chose not to appeal within the 10-day period. The verdict was announced July 28.  

    The case involved the illegal acquisition of Wi-Fi chip technology valued at about 317 million yuan ($44 million). The technology was considered crucial to Huawei's competitive edge in the high-tech sector.

    Legal experts said the case highlights China's firm stance on judicial protection of IP and sets an important precedent for the protection of trade secrets in the high-tech industry. It also serves as a warning for companies about technology protection in compliance, innovation and talent mobility.  

    Huawei launched a Wi-Fi chip development project in 2011, later managed by HiSilicon. The company invested substantial resources into long-term independent research and development, acquiring technical information for Wi-Fi chips and implementing confidentiality measures.  

    One defendant, surnamed Zhang, was a former head of HiSilicon's radio-frequency chip development department. He left the company in February 2021 and founded Zunpai Communication Technology (Nanjing) Co the following month. Around the same time, Zhang recruited four key technical personnel from HiSilicon, appointing them as executives in charge of technical departments. The group, with comprehensive knowledge of Huawei's chip technology, decided to develop Wi-Fi chips similar to HiSilicon's.

    To accelerate development and production, Zhang and his team recruited more HiSilicon employees, offering high salaries and career advancement. Seven more joined them. At Zunpai's request, these employees — before and after leaving HiSilicon — used improper means, including screenshots, copying and unauthorized data transfers via WeChat. They also sometimes colluded with two others still employed at HiSilicon to obtain technical information for Zunpai's chip development.  

    Zunpai experienced rapid growth, raising several hundred million yuan in Pre-A and Pre-A+ funding rounds in 2022. It completed its Series A financing in 2023.  

    In April 2024, the third branch of the Shanghai People's Procuratorate filed charges against the 14 individuals, including Zhang, who were accused of infringing on trade secrets. The case involved more than 40 items of cutting-edge technical information.

    Prosecutors adopted a courtroom education approach, focusing on evidence, legal principles and emotional appeals. Ultimately, all the defendants pleaded guilty voluntarily.  

    The court sentenced Zhang to six years in prison, fined him 3 million yuan and banned him from the chip industry for five years. Four other key figures received sentences of three to five years and fines between 1.2 million yuan and 1.5 million yuan. The remaining nine were given suspended sentences and fines.  

    At the enterprise level, Zunpai was ordered to freeze about 95 million yuan in cash assets and destroy all related technologies.

    Source: By Zhou Wenting in Shanghai | China Daily | Updated: 2025-08-29 09:12

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  6. (Xinhua) China's total intelligent computing capacity has reached 780,000 PFlops, which ranks second in the world, Liu Liehong, head of the National Data Administration, said on Thursday.  

    Liu unveiled this data during the opening ceremony of the China International Big Data Industry Expo 2025, being held in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province.  

    The country has continued to accelerate the construction of data infrastructure and by the end of July this year had built 25 urban business nodes nationwide, he said.

    This progress stems from China's "East Data, West Computing" initiative, which has become a strategic project in the country's major productivity layout, Liu said. China's eight national computing hubs currently concentrate over 60 percent of new computing capacity -- with intelligent computing capacity reaching 620,000 PFlops, he added.  

    Pioneering the initiative, Guizhou has worked hard to construct a leading national computing hub in recent years. The province has, notably, successfully built the world's first 400G all-optical network computing channel, as announced at the ceremony in Guiyang.  

    The three-day expo, ran through August 30, featuring a diverse range of exchanges and activities -- with more than 16,000 guests and 375 enterprises participating.

    Source: Xinhua  2025-08-28 15:46:45

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  7. (China Daily) Logitech International SA has pursued innovation and automation upgrades at its Suzhou manufacturing base in Jiangsu province, as the Swiss consumer electronics maker seeks to harness China's booming gaming market and resilient supply chain, according to a senior executive.  

    As China is one of Logitech's major markets by sales and the world's biggest gaming arena, its performance has become an important driver of the group's global financial results. Quin Liu, chief commercial officer of the Lausanne, Switzerland-headquartered company, said Logitech intends to strengthen partnerships with leading Chinese tech platforms to sharpen its competitiveness in both domestic and global markets.  

    Chinese consumers — particularly younger buyers — are among the most demanding in the world, setting trends and shaping global product development, said Liu.

    "What we design and launch in China often sets the tone for our global portfolio," he added, noting that Logitech's latest gaming keyboard was developed in China to meet local preferences for speed, personalization and price-performance, before being rolled out internationally.  

    Such innovation comes as China's gaming industry expands rapidly, setting new benchmarks for scale and growth.  

    By the end of June, China had a record 679 million gamers. In the first half of the year, sales revenue on the domestic game market totaled 168 billion yuan ($23.45 billion), up 14.08 percent year-on-year, according to a report recently released by the China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association in Beijing.

    Reflecting a strategy the company describes as "in China for China", Liu said collaboration with JD.com has become another key pillar of Logitech's expansion.  

    The company has co-developed products with platforms such as JD.com and extended cooperation to Tencent, Baidu and China Mobile in areas ranging from gaming to video conferencing.  

    Liu said Logitech will continue to invest in China to advance automation capacity, strengthen research and development in new products and processes, and continue to evolve its go-to-market capabilities.

    "Most of our products for buyers outside the US are made in Suzhou and elsewhere in China," he said, adding China's industrial ecosystem has evolved into an innovation hub, enabling multinationals to tap local talent and deepen partnerships.  

    Foreign-invested companies recorded foreign trade value of 7.46 trillion yuan in the first seven months of 2025, up 2.6 percent year-on-year and accounting for 29 percent of China's total trade. Meanwhile, their exports reached 4.1 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.9 percent year-on-year, data from the General Administration of Customs showed.

    Source: By Zhong Nan | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-08-29 17:30

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  8. (Xinhua) Chinese scientists have made a breakthrough in ultra-wideband photonic-electronic integrated technology for 6G wireless communication, according to Peking University (PKU).  

    By leveraging photonic-electronic hybrid integration, a joint research team from PKU and City University of Hong Kong successfully developed an ultra-wideband system capable of high-speed, frequency-tunable wireless transmission -- a world-first achievement that is expected to enhance the reliability and efficiency of future 6G networks.  

    The team's findings were published online in Nature on Wednesday.

    As the next generation of wireless communication, 6G requires high-speed transmission across diverse frequency bands in varying scenarios. However, conventional electronic hardware is typically limited to specific frequency ranges due to differences in design, structure and materials, making it difficult to achieve cross-band or full-spectrum operations.  

    To address this challenge, the team spent four years developing an ultra-wideband photonic-electronic integrated system.  

    This system supports high-speed transmission at any frequency between 0.5 GHz and 115 GHz -- a globally leading capability for full-spectrum compatibility. It also features flexible tunability, allowing dynamic switching to secure frequencies when interference occurs, thereby improving communication reliability and spectral efficiency.

    "This technology is like building a super-wide highway where electronic signals are vehicles and frequency bands are lanes," explained Wang Xingjun, deputy dean of the School of Electronics at PKU. Previously, signals were crowded into one or two lanes, but now many lanes are available. If one lane is blocked, signals can switch flexibly to another, ensuring faster and smoother communication, Wang said.  

    Experiments have demonstrated that the system is capable of achieving wireless transmission rates exceeding 100 Gbps, which is sufficient to stream 1,000 simultaneous 8K ultra-high-definition videos, meeting the peak rate requirements of 6G while maintaining consistent performance across the full frequency range.  

    The research team is now working on increasing the system's integration level to develop intelligent photonic-electronic modules adaptable to various other systems, with aims to minimize size, weight and power consumption.

    According to Wang, the future 6G network will feature ubiquitous wireless connectivity. Enhanced with AI algorithms, this new system could enable smarter and more flexible networks capable of real-time data transmission, precise environmental sensing and automatic interference avoidance, ensuring more secure and efficient communication in complex scenarios, he said.

    Source: Xinhua | Updated: 2025-08-29 09:43

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  9. (China Daily) China will take steps to accelerate the construction of high-quality data sets, and develop the data industry and artificial intelligence, which has been regarded as a main direction for bolstering technological innovation and industrial transformation, according to the country's top data governance regulator.  

    Liu Liehong, head of the National Data Administration, said data elements are speeding up their integration with economic and social development, injecting momentum into the transformation of various industries and stimulating innovation vitality.  

    Liu made the remarks during the China International Big Data Industry Expo 2025, which runs from Thursday to Saturday in Guiyang, the capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province.

    "In recent years, the rapid development of AI has led to an explosive increase in demand for data, greatly driving the construction of high-quality data sets and accelerating breakthroughs in technologies such as data annotation, data governance, data mining and analysis, and secure circulation," Liu noted.  

    He said China has favorable conditions for the development of the data industry, given its world-leading data infrastructure, ever-increasing technological innovation capacities, broad application scenarios, high-quality data sets and supportive policy measures, estimating that the country's data industry is expected to maintain strong growth in the coming years.  

    China's data sector has made great strides during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period. Statistics from the National Data Development Research Institute show that the number of data-related enterprises in China surpassed 400,000 in 2024, while the market scale of the nation's data industry reached 5.86 trillion yuan ($821.6 billion).

    According to Liu, the country had built 4.55 million 5G base stations by the end of June, and the number of gigabit broadband users had reached 226 million. China's computational power ranks second in the world.  

    Looking ahead, he said the country will enhance the supply capacity of data resources, expand the application scenarios of data in key fields, foster data enterprises, and optimize the layout of the data industry so as to facilitate the development of the digital economy and nurture new quality productive forces.  

    Dong Jialu, vice-governor of Guizhou province, said the province will vigorously develop the computing power industry with a key focus on intelligent computing, as well as develop the data industry and AI industry centered on industry-specific large models.

    More efforts will be made to develop the electronic information industry, with a focus on fostering industries such as electronic components, computing hardware manufacturing, and intelligent terminal manufacturing, Dong said.  

    Often dubbed China's big data hub, the mountainous province of Guizhou is the country's first national big data comprehensive pilot zone, and has been promoting the big data industry as the backbone of the province's high-quality social and economic development.  

    Zhang Dong, vice-president of China Mobile, said AI is integrating into various areas of the economy and society at an unprecedented speed, and the robust development of AI has brought about new opportunities to the data industry.

    Zhang said the company will press ahead with the construction of information infrastructure, provide diversified information services such as computing power, data and models, expand the supply of high-quality data resources, and promote the integrated development of data applications.  

    China unveiled a plan for the overall layout of the country's digital development in 2023, vowing to make important progress in the construction of a "Digital China" by the end of 2025.  

    Mei Hong, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said digital transformation in traditional industries, such as manufacturing, transportation and energy, has become the main battlefield in the development of the digital economy.

    He underscored the importance of establishing a data elements market, promoting the confirmation of data-related rights, and exploring a data pricing mechanism and value assessment system to give full play to the massive value of data.  

    According to the National Data Administration, the nation's total data output reached 41.06 zettabytes last year, up 25 percent year-on-year, while the added value of core industries of the digital economy accounted for about 10 percent of GDP.

    Source: By Fan Feifei and Yang Jun in Guiyang | China Daily | Updated: 2025-08-30 07:58

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  10. (Xinhua) China on Thursday unveiled the latest rankings of its 500 largest private enterprises, with e-commerce giant JD.com claiming the top spot, reflecting the robust growth of the country's private sector.  

    The list, compiled by the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC), was released at the 2025 China Top 500 Private Enterprises Summit in Shenyang, capital of northeast Liaoning Province.  

    JD.com, Alibaba (China) Co., Ltd. and Hengli Group Co., Ltd. retained the top three positions on the list for the fourth consecutive year.

    This is the 27th survey of large-scale private enterprises organized by the ACFIC. A total of 6,379 enterprises with an operating revenue exceeding 1 billion yuan (about 140.72 million U.S. dollars) each in 2024 participated in the survey this year. The ACFIC has released the top 500 list according to their operating revenues.  

    According to the survey, the entry threshold in terms of operating revenue for China's top 500 private enterprises rose to around 27 billion yuan in 2024, with their total operating revenue reaching 43.05 trillion yuan, reflecting continued growth in overall scale.  

    Among them, JD.com reported annual revenue of approximately 1.16 trillion yuan, becoming the first private company in China to surpass the trillion-yuan mark.  

    The operational efficiency of the top 500 enterprises has continued to improve, with 361 companies reporting year-on-year revenue growth last year. Their combined net profit reached 1.8 trillion yuan, averaging about 3.6 billion yuan per company, a 6.48 percent increase from the previous year.

    Source: Xinhua  2025-08-28 15:45:31

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