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Friday, July 9, 2021 [China Briefing]



Automotive Sector

China Auto Association: June new energy vehicle sales increased 139.3% year-over-year
China's new energy vehicle sales increase 139.3% year-over-year
◇ China's total vehicle sales in June reached 2.015 million units, down 12.4% compared to the same period last year, but new energy vehicles including pure and hybrid electric vehicles sold 256,000 units, up 17.6% month-over-month and 139.3% year-over-year
◇ Cumulative sales of China's new energy vehicles through June reached 6.03 million, accounting for 2.06% of total vehicle sales, with pure electric vehicles comprising 80% of that total


Meituan: Over the next 5-10 years, large numbers of drones will deliver food along with delivery riders
Meituan confident in drone delivery activation within 5-10 years
◇ China's food delivery company Meituan revealed it has begun test operations of low-altitude food delivery services utilizing drones at a global AI conference
◇ Shenzhen, the location of test operations, has actively permitted drones since 2013



Semiconductor Sector

Allied with Honor, smartphone chip shipments skyrocket 63-fold,
can UNISOC "take the baton" from Huawei HiSilicon
UNISOC allied with Honor, AP shipments skyrocket 63-fold
◇ Honor adopted UNISOC AP to avoid U.S. sanctions on Huawei
◇ Although entry-level AP level, with Honor as customer, shipments reached 63 times more than previous year, surpassing HiSilicon


Next-generation domestic Huangshan chip arrives: Independent GPU or named Huangshan 2S
China's next-generation "Huangshan" chip, Huangshan 2S model with independent GPU
◇ China's Huami holding wearable brands "Amazfit" and "Zepp"
◇ Developing RISC-V based AP and scheduled for unveiling on July 13
◇ Huami reached 4th place globally in wearable market last year



Telecommunications Sector

China Mobile and Huawei jointly release 5G transmission network clock security assurance solution
China Mobile and Huawei enhance 5G network clock security
◇ With 5G handling large volumes of data, stable clock synchronization between devices, equipment, and between devices and equipment is critical
◇ China Mobile partnered with Huawei to increase stability of deployed 1588v2 standard, reducing inspection time to 1/48


Reports: Keep and Himalaya have both canceled U.S. IPO plans
China's Keep and Himalaya cancel U.S. stock market IPO plans
◇ China's fitness company "Keep" and podcast company "Himalaya" have canceled U.S. stock market IPO plans. The reason is recent Chinese government action against Didi Chuxing. The Chinese government initiated anti-monopoly regulations, with an incident involving the Chinese government blocking Didi Chuxing's U.S. stock market IPO
◇ Keep currently has 200 million users, Himalaya has approximately 400 million users


China Search 5G News goes online on China Mobile network
5G news search now available on China Mobile network
◇ China Mobile supports Sohu portal's 5G news service



Consumer Sector

HarmonyOS 2 product lineup, Huawei smartwatch, earbuds, tablet launched in Hong Kong
Huawei launches smartwatch, earbuds, tablet running HarmonyOS 2
◇ Beyond smartphones, Huawei has begun selling products running HarmonyOS 2 in Hong Kong. Product lineup includes diverse offerings such as smartwatches, earbuds, and tablets



AI Sector

Mainland China's AI Innovation Index ranks 2nd globally, second only to the United States
2020 AI Innovation Index: China ranks 2nd globally after the United States
◇ China's Institute of Scientific and Technological Information and Peking University jointly prepared AI report
◇ Comprehensive review of AI papers, patents, and investment levels across 46 countries
◇ Ranking: United States, China, South Korea, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, Singapore


Tencent showcases multiple AI technologies at 2021 World Artificial Intelligence Conference
Tencent showcases diverse AI technologies at 2021 World AI Conference
◇ Tencent led the 2021 World AI Conference held in Shanghai, hosting forums and leading the event. Primarily showcased AI and gaming integration
◇ Currently applying AI supervised learning and reinforcement learning to games