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Updates on research facilities, manufacturing partners, R&D support and operating rules in China, with practical implications for foreign companies and technical teams.
Current Briefings · 24
Research, facilities and business opportunities.
China's October 2026 Technology Policy: What Foreign Companies Can Actually Use
China's October 2026 technology directive signals support for industrial equipment upgrades, pilot-production facilities, industrial AI and international R&D. What foreign companies can actually use.
Read the decision briefing →China R&D routes, shown through real collaborations
Saudi robotics and Canadian medical-technology cases point to engineering, supply-chain and application partners. Start with the function your project is missing.
Read the decision briefing →Beijing CDMO Contract Support: The 2026 Round Is Closed
Beijing’s 2026 CDMO application round closed on 15 October at 17:00 Beijing time. Its 30% contract-support rules remain useful for planning eligible drug-development and manufacturing work.
Read the decision briefing →Tongzhou Opens Up to RMB 10 Million in Support for Incubators and Shared Technology Platforms
Tongzhou’s incubator and shared-technology-platform calls close on 19 October 2026 at 17:00 Beijing time. Eligible platform operators can seek performance-based support of up to RMB 10 million.
Read the decision briefing →Operating bonded storage; shared repair still to verify
The September 29 report separates established warehousing from a repair platform under construction. Check today’s status before planning a medical-device or auto-parts operation.
Read the decision briefing →Beijing's Token Economy Plan for AI Agent Developers
Beijing's new AI plan names agent software, model routing, evaluation and developer tools as areas for development. What that means for overseas teams looking for partners and customers.
Read the decision briefing →Foreign Researchers Can Lead Projects in China's Quantum Hardware Call
China's quantum materials, devices and equipment call includes foreign researchers employed by mainland institutions, including non-full-time appointments. Beijing has opened its recommendation channel.
Read the decision briefing →Five Beijing R&D Challenges for Robotics, Sensing and Urban Technology
Tree-treatment robots, pipeline repair, landfill leak detection, land-use software and earthquake response: Beijing has published five R&D challenges with funding ceilings and field-demonstration targets.
Read the decision briefing →Paid dental-device R&D before a China entity
The Shunyi base team described a route for overseas companies to begin early research and validation. Our field visit shows the labs and the next questions to settle.
Read the decision briefing →Future Industry Partners: institutions and individuals
Four roles cover technical guidance, ecosystem development, investment and application scenarios. The first submission period ends on 30 November 2026.
Read the decision briefing →12-inch photonics first; compute and future labs next
E-Town reports production and PDK 1.0. Check the access route, then compare current compute support with Huairou’s longer-term facility pipeline.
Read the decision briefing →China Rolls Out Nationwide Online Accommodation Registration for Foreigners Living Outside Hotels
Foreigners staying in rented homes, private residences and other non-hotel accommodation can now complete accommodation registration through a nationwide online system, with a simpler repeat-registration rule for eligible long-term residents.
Read the decision briefing →Beijing UAV Routes Are Now Closed by Default
A new municipal UAV regime and a wider Capital Region airspace restriction reverse the access assumption for drone testing, storage and deployment in and around Beijing.
Read the decision briefing →What China Means by “Non-Standard Commerce”: Gubeikou Is Recruiting Global Operators
Beijing’s Gubeikou Town is using historic buildings, creator-led businesses and a government-backed recruitment mechanism to rebuild a 1.4-kilometre ancient street.
Read the decision briefing →Why Beijing Is Building Villages for Two Modes of Use
Pinggu’s Nanshan Village connects idle-house reuse, hospitality operation, municipal infrastructure and rapid emergency conversion in one rural operating model.
Read the decision briefing →Yizhuang's AI4Chip Plan and AI-Native Talent Support
Yizhuang's AI4Chip plan covers chip design, manufacturing, packaging and testing. Separate talent measures support AI entrepreneurs; each has its own eligibility questions.
Read the decision briefing →Where Hainan Fits a Hard-Tech Project
Explore published Hainan capabilities for deep-sea equipment testing, space engineering, clinical evidence and specialist production, and the access questions for each.
Read the decision briefing →Beijing R&D and Testing Service Funding: What the Closed Round Required
The September 2026 round closed on 23 September. Its criteria show the capability, operating record and matching funds required of R&D and testing-service applicants.
Read the decision briefing →Beijing Pilot Insurance and Shared AI-Server Manufacturing
Published insurance pools for biopharma, robotics and pilot work, alongside Tongzhou's AI-server OEM/ODM factory. Two options with separate access conditions.
Read the decision briefing →Haidian robotics: evaluation, machining and trial sites
Zhongguancun’s Haidian robotics park has launched three shared-service platforms. Bring a specific component, test or application task to the first discussion.
Read the decision briefing →Fengtai Is Testing Cross-City Recognition of Foreign-Investor Qualification Documents
A Fengtai–Qingdao draft points at a stubborn operating cost: preparing foreign-investor qualification documents again when registration activity crosses jurisdictions.
Read the decision briefing →China Is Starting to Treat Tokens as AI Infrastructure, Not Just API Usage
Official data-policy language is positioning the AI token as a unit for measuring and potentially pricing production across data, models and compute—not as cryptocurrency.
Read the decision briefing →Chongqing’s New Robotics Policy Pays for the Physical AI Stack
Chongqing's new measures target the full physical-AI chain: training data, prototyping, precision manufacturing, components, deployment scenarios and industrialisation.
Read the decision briefing →Liaoning Just Told Government Funds to Invest Early, Small, Long — and Hard
Liaoning's new investment catalogue directs government funds toward early, small, patient hard-tech bets tied to industrial chains and difficult core technologies.
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