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Unpacking China | Key Chinese Firms to Watch This Week （15/03/2026-21/03/2026）

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.

NVIDIA Partners with BYD and Geely to Accelerate L4 Autonomous Driving at GTC 2026

At the NVIDIA GTC 2026 conference held on March 17, NVIDIA announced partnerships with automakers including BYD (比亚迪), Geely (吉利), Nissan, and Isuzu to accelerate the development of L4 autonomous driving models and projects using the NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion platform.

Leapmoto Leads Chinese New Power Exports with Over 100,000 Units Shipped by early 2026

On March 16, Leapmotor (零跑汽车) disclosed that its export volume for 2025 reached 67,052 units, ranking first among Chinese "new power" automotive brands. As of the end of February 2026, the company's cumulative exports have exceeded 100,000 units. In 2025, Leapmotor's pure electric sales volume across 29 European markets ranked among the top three Chinese passenger car brands, specifically holding the second position in the fourth quarter.

China-US Economic and Trade Consultations Held in Paris as Trump Proposes Postponing China Visit

Local time March 15-16, Chinese lead person for China-US economic and trade affairs, Vice Premier of the State Council He Lifeng, and US lead persons, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, held economic and trade consultations in Paris, France.

Alibaba Launches Enterprise AI Platform WuKong with Global Expansion Plans

On March 17, Alibaba (阿里巴巴) released an enterprise-level AI work platform application called "WuKong", positioned as the unified outlet for Alibaba's AI capabilities in enterprise work scenarios. Created by the DingTalk (钉钉) team, it is open for invitation testing starting today.

Qingtian Rent completes its angel and angel+ rounds of financing, accelerating the expansion of its national service network.

Huang Xiaoming and Du Hua both invested, with a cumulative amount in the hundreds of millions!

JD.com Expands Joybuy to Six European Countries, Launching Express Delivery to Rival Amazon Prime

JD.com (京东), a prominent Chinese e-commerce enterprise, recently took a significant step in the European market as its cross-border e-commerce platform, Joybuy, officially launched in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg.

ByteDance Pauses Global Launch of Video Model Seedance 2.0 Amid Hollywood Copyright Disputes

According to a report by The Information on Saturday, March 15, ByteDance (字节跳动) has suspended the global release of its latest video generation model, Seedance 2.0. This decision follows a series of copyright disputes with major Hollywood studios and streaming platforms.

Didi Profit Contracts in 2025 as International GTV Surpasses 100 Billion CNY

On March 13, Didi (滴滴) released its Q4 and full-year 2025 financial results on its official website. The report indicated that while revenue grew, the company's overall profit contracted year-on-year.

BYD Brazil Plant Secures 100,000-Unit Order

On March 13, Stella Li (李柯), Executive Vice President of BYD (比亚迪), announced in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that the company’s Brazilian plant has successfully secured export orders for a total of 100,000 new energy vehicles from Argentina and Mexico. According to the agreement, Argentina and Mexico will each receive 50,000 units. This major development marks the entry of BYD's Latin American strategy, centered in Brazil, into a phase of large-scale operation.

Unpacking China | Key Chinese Firms to Watch This Week （08/03/2026-14/03/2026）

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.

Alibaba Leads the Investment, with Continued Support from Existing Shareholders Including Tencent, as Ladder Medical Completes a RMB500 Million Strategic Funding Round

Hard tech pioneer "Ladder Medical," a company focusing on minimally invasive implantable brain-machine interfaces (BMI), has announced the completion of a 500 million yuan strategic financing round led by Alibaba and followed by investment from Guotou Chuanghe.

Tongren Intelligence has completed nearly 400 million RMB in Series A funding, launched an "embodied brain that requires no data training," and has achieved large-scale implementation.

The 174.4 Billion USD Global Wave: The Transnational Path of Chinese HR Providers

Entering 2026, the globalization process of Chinese enterprises has moved from the "testing the waters" stage to the "deep diving" stage. If going global over the past decade was about selling goods, the current overseas expansion of Chinese enterprises is characterized by the transnational transfer of production capacity, the global layout of R&D centers, and the deep reconstruction of the brand value chain.

Unpacking China | Key Chinese Firms to Watch This Week （01/03/2026-07/03/2026）

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.

XPeng Chairman: Fully Autonomous Driving Expected Within Three Years

March 2 News – XPeng (小鹏汽车) announced that its next-generation Robotaxi model has passed third-party site testing and obtained the Guangzhou intelligent connected vehicle road test license, with open road testing currently underway. He Xiaopeng, Chairman of XPeng (小鹏汽车), further proposed that "fully autonomous driving" is expected to be achieved within the next one to three years.

Qwen Core Team Resigns: Junyang Lin and Key Leaders Step Down

In the early hours of March 4, 2026, Junyang Lin suddenly posted on the X platform, "me stepping down. bye my beloved qwen," officially announcing his resignation from his roles related to Qwen (千问).

Xiaomi Humanoid Robots Begin Internships in Car Factories

On March 2, Lei Jun, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Xiaomi (小米), published an article on his official WeChat account to report the latest progress of the company's robotics business: Xiaomi robots have begun "internships" at its automobile factories.

German Giant Schaeffler Announces Leju as First Chinese Embodied AI Partner

Recently, Schaeffler Group (舍弗勒集团) and Leju Robotics (乐聚机器人) signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Suzhou, making Leju Robotics Schaeffler's first embodied intelligence partner in China. The two parties will focus on three major directions: industrial scenario applications, data training grounds, and the research and development of new technologies, jointly promoting the large-scale application and implementation of humanoid robots.

XPeng Deepens Robotics Push with New Guangzhou Unit

Recently, XPeng announced further progress in its intelligent technology strategy with the formal establishment of Pangxing Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. (广州鹏行智能科技有限公司) in Guangzhou.