China Economic Review

US Commerce Department Secretary Howard Lutnick says that Nvidia’s powerful H200 AI chips have not yet been sold to Chinese companies, reports Reuters. ​He said that this was due to difficulties faced by those firms to get permission from the Chinese ‌government. The Trump administration in January gave a formal green light to China-bound sales of […]

Chinese autonomous-driving chipmaker Horizon Robotics has launched its first 5-nanometer automotive-grade processor that integrates smart-cabin and self-driving capabilities into a single chip, reports Caixin. The new product aims to help carmakers cut costs amid an intensifying price war. The release of the Starry chip and a companion in-car AI agent positions the company ...

China’s electric vehicle (EV) makers could introduce a “lidar” sensor-based intelligent driving system in models priced as low as RMB 60,000 (US$8,795) this year, reports the South China Morning Post. This price point is the lowest for models on sale in China’s market, excluding mini vehicles sold for less than RMB 50,000, indicating fierce competition among Chine...

Flights between China and Japan faced even more cancellations in March, with further cuts expected during the coming Labour Day holiday, reports the South China Morning Post. This comes as political tensions between the two countries continues. A total of 2,691 China-Japan flights were scrapped last month, according to figures from the data platform DAST cited […]

Drone giant DJI has launched its first large drones designed for material transport, with maximum payload capacities of 200 kilograms, reports Caixin. Under domestic regulations in China, drones with a maximum take-off weight exceeding 150 kilograms are classified as large. Before this launch, DJI had primarily focused on micro, light, small and midsize drones for aerial [&...