Country: CN | Published: 2026-09-17
China's pulse remains a mix of self-reliance push and trade friction. Beijing is doubling down on advanced manufacturing and domestic AI chips, with a major local tech firm targeti
China's pulse remains a mix of self-reliance push and trade friction. Beijing is doubling down on advanced manufacturing and domestic AI chips, with a major local tech firm targeting 2027 launches to challenge US rivals, while also broadening yuan clearing arrangements to widen the currency's global reach. Offsetting that momentum, the EU is pressing for curbs on Chinese hybrid car exports to avoid a trade row, keeping export tensions alive alongside the ongoing tariff standoff with Washington.