February 2026

The week was dominated by the spectacle and substance of China’s Lunar New Year — and the nation’s technology sector seized every moment of it. Humanoid robots performed kung fu on the world’s most-watched television stage, a wave of new AI models flooded the market ahead of the holiday, and Beijing’s semiconductor self-sufficiency machine kept […]

This week marked significant momentum across China’s technology landscape, with breakthroughs in humanoid robotics commercialization, quantum computing validation, major renewable energy capacity additions, and strategic semiconductor consolidation. The following represents the most consequential developments across nine critical technology verticals. 1. Robotics Automation Chinese Humanoid Robotics Competition Intensifies as Industry Consolidation Accelerates China’s humanoid robotics sector