British Foreign Secretary: Ukrainian crisis may last for "several years"

Chinese Education Goes Global: Capturing a Trillion-Dollar Market

A TikTok filter challenge called "Mandarin Fruit Voices" has gone viral. Essentially a straightforward Mandarin learning game with crude animations, minimalist gameplay, and fruit-based pronunciation exercises drawn from early childhood education materials, it has nonetheless captivated international users. For those who once struggled with English, the long-held dream of a world united by Chinese now appears increasingly within reach.

Unpacking China | Key Chinese Firms to Watch This Week （10/05/2026-16/05/2026）

Amid fast-paced changes that fill the business community with excitement, angst and trepidation, EqualOcean will publish a series of roundup articles to document the major events related to Chinese companies going global every week.

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Chinese auto group Geely (吉利) Q1 sales hit 937,900 units; HEV mass production and exports move forward together

Recently, Geely Holding Group (吉利控股集团) released its production and sales report for Q1 2026. Total sales across all brands reached 937,900 units, a record high for the period. NEV sales reached 491,000 units, up 5.8% year-on-year, with a penetration rate exceeding 50% for the first time at 52.4%. Despite a general domestic market downturn due to the withdrawal of purchase tax incentives, Geely (吉利) achieved contrarian growth by focusing on the mid-to-high-end market.

You're Invited: China's Innovation, Up Close

​China is no longer just a manufacturing hub or a consumer market to watch from a distance. It has become the world's most dynamic innovaton laboratory where AI applications scale faster, humanoid robots roll off production lines at mass-market prices, smart factories rewrite the rules of manufacturing, and internet platforms evolve their business models quicker than anywhere else.