# China
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China Readies L4 Autonomous Bus Pilot in Suzhou as CRRC-Tiantong Partnership Brings Self‑Driving Tech into Public Transit
TianTong Weishi and China CRRC plan to deploy Level‑4 autonomous buses in Suzhou’s Taihu New City in Q1 2026, linking a university campus to Metro Line 7. The pilot is a contained, strategic test of driverless public transit that could inform safety rules, urban planning and commercial rollouts if it proves reliable under real‑world conditions.
Pony.ai and Toyota’s GAC Unit Roll Out First Production Robotaxi, Signalling Move to Commercial Scale in China
Pony.ai and GAC Toyota have produced the first Botzhi 4X Robotaxi and plan to deploy around a thousand vehicles in China’s top cities in 2026. The move signals a shift from pilots to industrial-scale robotaxi operations, leveraging Toyota’s manufacturing and Pony.ai’s autonomous driving software.
Chinese Silver Fund Plunges into Sixth Straight Limit-Down While Trading at a 34% Premium
Guotou Silver LOF reopened on February 9 and hit the daily limit-down at ¥2.789 while still trading 34.15% above its net asset value, marking a sixth consecutive limit-down session. The episode highlights a severe disconnect between market price and NAV driven by speculative flows, limited arbitrage capacity and thin liquidity, and raises questions about regulatory responses and investor risk in China’s commodity fund market.
Priced to Prey: How Staged 'Auctions' Are Extracting Millions from China's Small-Time Collectors
Scammers posing as auction houses and foreign buyers are targeting ordinary Chinese collectors with high-pressure valuations and demands for seller-side guarantee deposits. They stage “private” or overseas sales, employ fake bidders, then declare lots unsold and withhold deposits under contractual pretexts. The fraud exploits information asymmetries in the antiques market, weak cross-border enforcement and social stigma that keeps victims silent.
Ren Zeping Says China’s 2024 Rally Is a Once-in-a-Decade ‘Confidence Bull’ — But Its Fate Hinges on Policy and Reform
Economist Ren Zeping describes the post‑September 2024 upswing in Chinese equities as a once‑in‑a‑decade “confidence bull,” powered by policy easing, a tech revolution and abundant liquidity. He argues the rally can finance strategic industries and help repair household balance sheets, but warns its longevity depends on sustained policy support and deeper capital‑market reforms.
China Tightens the Noose on Crypto: RMB‑Pegged Stablecoins Banned Abroad and RWA Tokenization Curtailed
China has issued stringent new rules that ban the overseas issuance of renminbi‑pegged stablecoins without approval and place heavy restrictions on tokenizing domestic assets for issuance abroad. The policy bundle, coordinated by the central bank and eight departments and accompanied by CSRC guidance on RWA tokenization, closes perceived regulatory gaps while creating a filing pathway for compliant projects.
Queues at the Gold Counter: Beijing’s Elders ‘Buy the Dip’ as Gold and Silver Suffer Historic Plunge
A historic intraday crash on 30 January 2026 sent gold down as much as 16% and silver near 36%, triggering panic among leveraged and late-entry investors. In Beijing, elderly retail buyers queued at Caibai stores to purchase physical gold, while institutions and exchanges tightened margins and market participants debated whether the rally can resume or a deeper correction is underway.
Beijing Steps Up South China Sea Patrols After Manila’s Outreach to Extra‑Regional Forces
The PLA’s Southern Theatre reported five consecutive days of sea‑air patrols in the South China Sea, framing the moves as a response to Philippine cooperation with extra‑regional forces. Manila, meanwhile, vows to accelerate negotiations on a South China Sea Code of Conduct as ASEAN chair, creating a tension between deterrence through outside partnerships and efforts to institutionalise crisis management.
AI Boom and Raw‑Material Costs Spark Broad Chip Price Rises — A Turning Point for the Semiconductor Cycle
A surge in AI compute demand and rising commodity costs have triggered industry‑wide price hikes across the semiconductor supply chain. The combination of supply tightness in memory chips and higher manufacturing inputs may mark a transition from a structural upswing to a broader cyclical recovery, with significant implications for manufacturers, OEMs and investors.
Tesla Goes Hunting for Talent as Musk Bets on a 100GW U.S. Solar Push
Tesla has started recruiting senior engineers and scientists to scale up U.S. solar module manufacturing as part of Elon Musk’s 100GW deployment target, with an internal deadline of the end of 2028. The effort confronts a domestic shortage of cell production, entrenched Chinese dominance, and the political and technical obstacles that have stymied past U.S. solar manufacturing plans.
China’s Qingtianzu Launches ¥999 ‘Robot Experience’ as Robotics Hits Consumer Stage
Qingtianzu launched a ¥999 nationwide robot experience plan during a livestreamed robot gala, offering event-focused, rental-style access to robots for social occasions. The initiative reflects a broader push in China to commercialise robots through service and rental models that lower adoption barriers while testing demand for consumer-facing robotic experiences.
America Eyes Stirling: A Forward Submarine Hub to Contain China
The United States and Australia are upgrading HMAS Stirling into a forward maintenance and berthing hub for allied nuclear submarines, with up to four U.S. boats expected to rotate through and the first arriving as soon as 2027. Funded in part by Canberra and tied to AUKUS submarine plans, the move improves allied sustainment near potential flashpoints but raises local concerns and the risk of further Sino-allied confrontation.