XPeng’s humanoid robot IRON is on display during the 2026 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Auto Show on May 31, 2026 in Shenzhen, Guangdong province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Chinese companies rushed into electric cars a decade ago, and now they are expanding into humanoid robots as the…
Crowds of pedestrians cross a road outside the Taikoo Li Sanlitun shopping complex on August 22, 2026, in Beijing, China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a snapshot of what I’m seeing and…
CHANGZHOU, JIANGSU, CHINA – 2026/05/05: XPENG’s showroom at Jiangnan Global Harbor displays two XPENG electric cars behind glass, with a staff member inside. (Photo by Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng fell more than 9% in Hong Kong on Tuesday after the…
It’s Nvidia earnings week, which means investors will get their clearest read yet on the AI boom. Oh, and there’s also the not-so-small matter of the Fed’s influential confab at Jackson Hole and what it could signal about the future path of interest rates. Those are the biggest market-moving events of the week, but we’ll…
Exterior view of the Tesla Gigafactory during a government-organised media trip in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2026. Go Nakamura | Reuters Tesla is voluntarily recalling about 3 million vehicles in China to address two separate safety issues, the latest setback for the company as it tries to remain a major player in the world’s largest…
Washington has been stepping up efforts to curb Beijing’s technological ambitions, but from artificial intelligence to electric vehicle batteries, Chinese technology is becoming increasingly embedded in the businesses of some of the world’s biggest companies. Apple has tapped Alibaba and Baidu for AI in China, while Ford has turned to CATL for battery technology. Volkswagen…
Humanoid robot startup LimX Dynamics shows off its products at its Shenzhen, China, office on July 3, 2026. Evelyn Cheng | CNBC BEIJING — Humanoid startup LimX Dynamics is getting ready to go public, just over four years after it was founded during the pandemic. “Listing is a must,” said founder Will Zhang, emphasizing the…
It may be a holiday-shortened week of trading on Wall Street. But the four days are filled with updates on some of the market’s biggest debates: Is AI eating software? Is the American consumer OK? And what’s happening with inflation? Let’s get into it. 1. Earnings: Salesforce reports on Wednesday night. Unfortunately, the stock has…
Consumers with the Tesla Model Y L electric vehicle in Tesla stores in Shanghai, China on October 19, 2025. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images After years of delays, Tesla announced Thursday that its “Full Self-Driving” capabilities are now available for its electric vehicles sold in China, as China’s domestic EV brands have long since rolled…
NANJING, CHINA – APRIL 30, 2026 – Tourists visit the BYD exhibition area at the Auto Expo in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on April 30, 2026. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BYD‘s passenger vehicle sales fell for an eighth consecutive month in April, while…
