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Published on Aug. 18, 2026

Data centers and AI computing infrastructure in China are expected to consume 800 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity by 2030, around 6 percent of the country’s total, according to the National Energy Administration. The agency expects annual growth of more than 100 billion kWh over the 15th Five-Year Plan period.

Source: Renmin Ribao (People’s Daily)

Memory chip maker CXMT closed with a market capitalization of 3.54 trillion yuan (US$524 billion) on August 13, overtaking Tencent as China’s most valuable listed company only weeks after its Shanghai debut in July.

Source: 21 Shiji Jingji Baodao (21st Century Business Herald)

Global shipments of humanoid robots rose 272 percent year over year to around 19,100 units in the first half of 2026, according to the research firm Smart Analytics Global. AgiBot overtook Unitree as the world’s largest vendor.

Source: Smart Analytics Global (SAG)