Comac, China’s state-run planemaker, says it is aiming to raise this year’s sales—and presumably production—from 15 to 28 of the C919, the country’s first domestically produced passenger jet. Last year, it set the ambitious target of 75, and only sold 15. Since the rollout in 2022, the total number of C919s sold are no more […]
Category: Law & Regulation
Shanghai will open “free-to-fly” zones in the city for drones from February 1, reports the South China Morning Post. The move is part of streamlined regulations designed to support the country’s development of a low-altitude economy. According to Shanghai’s new guidelines for civil unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), consumer drones will be allowed to fly in certain “suitable airspace” in the […]
The US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday overwhelmingly advanced a bill that would give Congress power over artificial intelligence chip exports, reports Reuters. This comes despite pushback from the White House and a social media campaign against the legislation. Representative Brian Mast of Florida, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced the […]
China’s smartphone market contracted in 2025, as the momentum from government consumption subsidies dissipated in the second half, reports Caixin. The downturn underscores the fragile state of consumer electronics demand in the world’s largest smartphone market and signals a challenging year ahead, with memory costs set to climb steeply. Smartphone shipments in the China market fell […]
The EU plans to phase out components and equipment from high-risk suppliers in critical sectors, reports Reuters, citing a draft proposal released by Brussels on Tuesday. The move was criticised by China’s Huawei, which is set to be among the companies affected. According to Reuters, the measures, set out by the European Commission in revisions to […]