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Liyuanheng has finished a PACK battery-module production line for a Polish commercial-vehicle client, marking a step in localizing Chinese battery manufacturing in Europe. The development shortens supply chains for fleet electrification and highlights competitive and policy challenges for European suppliers and regulators.
ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 is a generative video model that creates multi-shot, 2K-quality sequences with synchronized audio from mixed media inputs and text prompts. Its release has provoked excitement over reduced production costs and creative possibilities, alongside sharp concerns from filmmakers, legal experts and market observers about job disruption, copyright and platform concentration.
China’s tech giants turned the Spring Festival into a high-stakes field test for generative AI, deploying billions in marketing and integrations while backend engineers worked through the holiday to prevent compute-driven outages. The event may mark a pivot from model-building to mass application, accelerating consolidation and everyday use of AI across social, local and entertainment services.
Chinese regulators summoned Gaode Dache on 9 February 2026, criticising partner management, fare suppression and emergency response. The confrontation exposes structural weaknesses of the aggregation model and signals a regulatory pivot toward pre‑emptive ecosystem governance that will raise costs and reshape ride‑hailing economics.
China is seeing a marked rise in foreign patients attracted by faster service, advanced procedures and much lower prices. While numbers and success stories are growing, scaling inbound medical care into a robust export sector requires better branding, clearer regulation and safeguards to protect both international reputations and domestic health priorities.
BYD has sued the U.S. federal government, arguing that tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act are unlawful and seeking refunds of duties paid since April. The case joins thousands of similar challenges and could hinge on an impending Supreme Court ruling that may limit the executive’s emergency trade authority.
Japan's equity rally, driven by Sanae Takaichi's election victory and investor bets on policy continuity, pushed the Nikkei to fresh highs and lifted regional markets. At the same time the dollar stabilized, gold and silver fell back, crude eased slightly, and the offshore renminbi strengthened past 6.91 amid speculation Beijing is promoting the yuan's global role.
A Guotou UBS silver futures LOF plunged after a valuation adjustment that reconciled domestic futures limits with a >30% international silver selloff, producing a record single-day NAV fall of 31.5% and crystallising losses for many retail holders. The episode highlights structural mismatches between international commodity prices and domestically limited futures, the dangers of large secondary-market premiums, and the need for clearer valuation and suitability rules for retail commodity funds in China.
China’s Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing stock exchanges unveiled a package of measures to speed and tailor refinancing for higher-quality and tech-focused listed companies while tightening disclosure and post-issuance supervision. The changes include preferential reviews for market-recognised firms, explicit accommodation for firms whose shares trade below IPO levels to raise funds, and new numerical tests for ‘light-asset, high-R&D’ companies.
Taobao Flash Sale has quietly increased commissions and reshaped coupon rules for merchants, signalling a shift from subsidy-driven growth to monetisation. The changes reflect both platform-level unit-economics pressure and Alibaba’s need to reallocate capital toward costly AI infrastructure, and they could reshape merchant economics and consumer pricing over time.
Juewei, once the fastest-growing braised-snack chain in China, has closed thousands of stores and posted its first annual loss since listing, hit by overexpansion, food-safety incidents, regulatory penalties and intensifying price competition from small vendors. The decline highlights risks inherent in aggressive franchising and the need for tighter governance and product innovation in a saturated market.
The Trump administration is reportedly preparing a roughly $20 billion arms package for Taiwan that would expand the island’s air-defence and potentially offensive capabilities. Beijing has warned strongly against such moves, while Taiwan’s political and fiscal constraints make it unclear whether Taipei could finance the purchase, deepening strategic and diplomatic risks for all three parties.
Alibaba used a RMB3 billion promotion through its Qianwen app to orchestrate 10 million milk‑tea orders in nine hours, demonstrating the company’s full‑stack AI capability. By combining in‑house models, cloud infrastructure and proprietary silicon with deep integration across its consumer ecosystem, Alibaba showcased a path from generative models to agentic, real‑world execution.
Jordan’s King Abdullah II condemned an Israeli security-cabinet decision to ease settlers’ purchase of West Bank land, calling it an illegal bid to entrench control and undermine a two-state solution. The rebuke, reinforced by a joint statement from eight Arab and Muslim foreign ministers, ties settlement expansion to broader concerns about Gaza’s humanitarian crisis and renewed regional diplomatic pressure on Israel.
China’s latest policy moves marry stronger support for science‑heavy firms — via refinancing reforms and public promotion of tech self‑reliance — with tougher oversight of platform conduct and consumer safety. A notable rise in rare‑earth prices and fresh corporate investment announcements highlight the economic stakes: supply chains and capital allocation will increasingly reflect Beijing’s strategic priorities.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit to Sydney provoked protests and clashes with police as demonstrators sought to enter a restricted area, prompting Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to voice shock at the violence. The episode highlights polarized Australian views on Israel and raises questions about domestic cohesion and diplomatic priorities.
Tsinghua University students recently visited border troops in an event portrayed as patriotic education, reflecting deeper ties between elite universities and the People's Liberation Army. Such exchanges underline Beijing’s drive to integrate civilian scientific talent with defence needs, with implications for recruitment, technology transfer, and international collaboration.
China’s MIIT and four other ministries have issued a guide to build a standards system for the technology‑services sector and ordered the creation of more than 40 new national and industry standards by 2027. The initiative aims to professionalise services such as testing, technology transfer and IP brokerage to accelerate commercialization of R&D, while also shaping market access and potentially influencing international norms.
Israeli forces conducted a ground raid on 9 February in southern Lebanon's Al-Koub area and seized a Lebanese man Israel says is allied with Hamas. The incident, along with reported drone strikes and air raids that injured civilians, underscores the fragile nature of the post-ceasefire frontier and raises the risk of broader escalation between Israel and Lebanese armed groups.
Sanae Takaichi’s push for a more militarized Japan has reignited debate over constitutional revision, defense spending, and the country’s postwar identity. While proponents frame militarization as necessary national revival in the face of regional threats, critics warn it could spark domestic division, economic strain, and a regional arms dynamic.
