https://www.scmp.com/rss/503777/feed The latest news, analysis and opinion on TCL. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Ji Siqi Ji Siqi Two prominent Chinese business leaders have pledged to double down on outbound investment – including in the Middle East and Latin America – even as geopolitical risks intensify following the outbreak of the US-Israeli war with Iran and Washington’s increasing interventions in the western hemisphere. Li Dongsheng, founder and chairman of Chinese electronics giant TCL, said the recent crisis in the Middle East had only a temporary impact on the company’s operations there and that the overall... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3346500/top-chinese-entrepreneurs-commit-middle-east-expansion-despite-iran-war?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3346500/top-chinese-entrepreneurs-commit-middle-east-expansion-despite-iran-war?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Mar 2026 04:00:09 +0000 Coco Feng,Yulu Ao Coco Feng,Yulu Ao Midea Group, the owner of industrial robot giant Kuka, is the latest Chinese company to pledge heavy investment in AI and robotics – another 60 billion yuan (US$8.7 billion) over the next three years – as traditional industries embrace futuristic technologies. The planned expenditure on research and development, with a focus on “AI, embodied intelligence and other cutting-edge areas”, matched its total spending over the past five years, the company announced in Shanghai on Tuesday. The strategic... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3346234/chinas-midea-pledges-us87-billion-ai-and-robotics-pivot-automation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3346234/chinas-midea-pledges-us87-billion-ai-and-robotics-pivot-automation?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:30:10 +0000 Wency Chen Wency Chen The artificial intelligence boom has swept through consumer electronics – from smart wearables and AI-powered home devices to voice-interactive toys and robotic pets – but its most significant impact may be on the interface itself. Technology is moving off the screen and onto the face, with smart glasses increasingly seen as the next frontier. “The next interaction revolution will happen right in front of our eyes – driven by AI agents and the inevitable miniaturisation of hardware,” said Wu... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3344101/next-interface-race-how-ai-bringing-smart-glasses-focus?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3344101/next-interface-race-how-ai-bringing-smart-glasses-focus?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:38:47 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu With the Winter Olympics now under way in Milan and Cortina, Chinese brands involved in the Games are mounting an ambitious marketing push across Italy and Europe, with sportswear and sports equipment naturally taking centre stage. At the forefront is Li Ning, the company supplying the national team with clothing and gear for the competition after returning as the official partner of the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) – a role that had previously ended in 2004. The partnership coincides with Li... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3342687/chinese-sports-brands-set-sights-european-expansion-2026-winter-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3342687/chinese-sports-brands-set-sights-european-expansion-2026-winter-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Feb 2026 08:00:15 +0000 Wency Chen,Xinmei Shen Wency Chen,Xinmei Shen Humanoid robot guides, stair-climbing robo-vacuum cleaners and exoskeletons for hikers were all among the exhibits at the world’s largest electronics show as artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly finds a role in the physical world. Chinese companies made up about a quarter of the 4,000-plus exhibitors at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), underlining how the country is at the forefront of developments that could turn AI-powered robots into mainstream household items. The large Chinese... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3339813/humanoid-robot-guides-hiker-exoskeletons-ces-2026-round?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3339813/humanoid-robot-guides-hiker-exoskeletons-ces-2026-round?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Jan 2026 04:11:13 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Chinese smart glasses maker RayNeo on Monday said it secured funding from the country’s major state telecommunications operators, as eyewear emerges as the next gadget with the ability to access artificial intelligence services along with smartphones. The investment from subsidiaries of China Unicom and China Mobile comes as RayNeo debuts the world’s first consumer augmented reality (AR) glasses integrated with eSIM and 4G connectivity at CES, the annual consumer electronics trade show in Las... https://www.scmp.com/news/china-future-tech/ai/article/3338776/chinas-telecoms-giants-bet-ar-smart-glasses-major-investment-rayneo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china-future-tech/ai/article/3338776/chinas-telecoms-giants-bet-ar-smart-glasses-major-investment-rayneo?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Jan 2026 10:00:33 +0000 He Huifeng He Huifeng With their domestic profits narrowing and production capacity expanding, China’s firms are continuing to widen their overseas footprints in search of new, more lucrative markets. In this series, we examine China Inc.’s next phase of “going global” and the complex, challenging international environment its companies have chosen to enter. The emergence of Chinese companies onto the global stage has been one of the most important business stories of the past 50 years. From engineering contractors... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3335005/railways-labubus-chinas-businesses-and-their-50-year-journey-abroad?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3335005/railways-labubus-chinas-businesses-and-their-50-year-journey-abroad?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:01:12 +0000 Xinyi Wu Xinyi Wu The Section 337 investigation is one of the United States’ most potent legal weapons for policing intellectual property disputes. Conducted by the US International Trade Commission (USITC), they can lead to the total exclusion of a product from the American market. And the tool is often used to target China: more than 40 per cent of the Section 337 investigations completed in 2024 involved a Chinese company, according to USITC data. In September, the commission launched a probe into smart... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3328064/what-are-section-337-investigations-and-why-china-so-concerned-about-them?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3328064/what-are-section-337-investigations-and-why-china-so-concerned-about-them?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Oct 2025 13:00:08 +0000 Alice Li Alice Li Though China moved away from a command economy decades ago, its successive five-year plans have remained a pillar of macroeconomic policymaking. Despite that seeming contradiction, under the 14 plans implemented since 1953, Beijing has turned what was a limited industrial capacity into a scale of mass production that has earned China a reputation as the “world’s factory.” Beijing is now endeavouring to move higher in the value chain and become a global hub for innovation in cutting-edge sectors... https://www.scmp.com/economy/policy/article/3326547/how-have-chinas-5-year-plans-shaped-countrys-economic-trajectory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/policy/article/3326547/how-have-chinas-5-year-plans-shaped-countrys-economic-trajectory?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:00:29 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang Chinese consumer electronics makers, from power bank manufacturers to robot cleaner vendors, are showing unprecedented enthusiasm for Europe amid trade uncertainties stemming from US President Donald Trump’s policies, according to business representatives at IFA Berlin, the world’s oldest tech trade fair. Exhibitors from China took centre stage during the five-day event, which wrapped up on Tuesday. Nearly 700 Chinese exhibitors were present, more than double the 300 from last... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3325036/chinese-consumer-electronics-brands-flock-european-tech-fair-amid-trumps-trade-war?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3325036/chinese-consumer-electronics-brands-flock-european-tech-fair-amid-trumps-trade-war?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:00:10 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang The global smart glasses market saw shipments more than double in the first half of the year, driven mostly by strong demand for Meta Platforms’ glasses, along with new offerings from rising competitors like China’s Xiaomi, according to an industry report. The 110 per cent year-on-year surge in shipments was fuelled by robust interest in the artificial intelligence glasses segment, which accounted for 78 per cent of total smart frame shipments, according to the report on Tuesday by market... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3321712/meta-drives-first-half-ai-smart-glasses-surge-xiaomi-emerges-dark-horse?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3321712/meta-drives-first-half-ai-smart-glasses-surge-xiaomi-emerges-dark-horse?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Aug 2025 09:00:09 +0000 Ji Siqi Ji Siqi Chinese companies should relocate their entire manufacturing ecosystems – rather than just completing the assembly of goods in another country – to solidify their overseas expansions, industry insiders said during the Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin. With uncertainty over global trade on the rise in the second term of US President Donald Trump, Chinese companies will look to strengthen the resilience of their supply chain by building factories in new markets, either for export or... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3315806/chinas-firms-must-integrate-succeed-abroad-executives-say-summer-davos?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3315806/chinas-firms-must-integrate-succeed-abroad-executives-say-summer-davos?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Jun 2025 22:00:08 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has recently become a shareholder in Tencent Holdings-backed robotics star AgiBot, as China’s robotics industry has become one of the most closely watched sectors this year among investors and tech giants. AgiBot, also known as Zhiyuan Robotics, was established in 2023 by a founding team that included Huawei Technologies veterans and professors. The company recently added JD subsidiary JD Technology as a shareholder of its main entity, Shanghai Zhiyuan New... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3312455/chinese-robotics-star-agibot-adds-jdcom-investor-joining-tencent-big-tech-backer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3312455/chinese-robotics-star-agibot-adds-jdcom-investor-joining-tencent-big-tech-backer?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 May 2025 09:30:10 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng China’s southern technology hub of Shenzhen is ramping up support for hardware powered by artificial intelligence (AI), unveiling two new investment funds totalling 7 billion yuan (US$1 billion) to back start-ups in robotics and other smart devices. The funds – a 5 billion yuan vehicle and a separate 2 billion yuan pool – were announced on Thursday at the opening of the Global AI Terminal Expo 2025, a three-day event drawing more than 300 smart hardware exhibitors, according to the organisers.... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3311408/ai-hardware-start-ups-get-fresh-boost-shenzhen-launch-us1-billion-funds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3311408/ai-hardware-start-ups-get-fresh-boost-shenzhen-launch-us1-billion-funds?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 May 2025 23:00:07 +0000 Despite US President Donald Trump’s unpredictable tariff plans and his desire to revive American manufacturing, overseas expansion by Chinese enterprises will hinge on long-term economic benefits rather than short-term policy swings, according to a Chinese electronics giant. Building factories in the United States is not yet a viable option for TCL, its founder and chairman Li Dongsheng said, even though the US is the biggest overseas market for TCL’s products, which include televisions, washing... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3303724/trump-factor-only-part-equation-chinese-manufacturers-says-tcl-chairman?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3303724/trump-factor-only-part-equation-chinese-manufacturers-says-tcl-chairman?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Mar 2025 03:06:29 +0000 As more than a thousand Chinese tech companies prepare to showcase their latest products at the CES (formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, the world’s leading tech exhibition, many employees are reporting being denied US visas despite holding invitations to attend. Analysts said that such CES visa denials were unprecedented and signalled a further deterioration in bilateral relations. First held in 1967, CES is a global platform for the technology industry and a... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3288777/chinese-tech-workers-expecting-attend-consumer-electronics-show-report-visa-problems?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3288777/chinese-tech-workers-expecting-attend-consumer-electronics-show-report-visa-problems?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Nov 2024 18:12:26 +0000 Cargo ships ply the Saigon River deep into the night, delivering materials to factory hubs near Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s main financial centre. The container vessels chug past newly built blocks of flats and glittery riverside bars teeming with market researchers, consultants and corporate lawyers abuzz about the growing number of foreign manufacturers who are hot on Vietnam. Above the river, plane after plane prepares to land at the city’s crowded airport on a normal Friday night. Much of... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3288538/chinese-investors-still-moving-vietnam-free-us-tariffs-now-trump-20-looms?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3288538/chinese-investors-still-moving-vietnam-free-us-tariffs-now-trump-20-looms?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Nov 2024 04:00:09 +0000 Chinese television set maker TCL is looking to reposition itself as a premium brand, hoping that increased sales of higher-end, larger screen models will help boost its image. Widely known as a “value for money” TV brand, TCL will move to transform itself into a maker of “affordable premium products”, Dmitri Hu, vice-president of TCL Industries, said at a press briefing in Wuhan, capital of central Hubei province, on Friday during the company’s Global Partners Conference. Driven by the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3259737/chinas-tcl-eyes-premium-tv-market-large-screens-bid-revamp-brand-image?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3259737/chinas-tcl-eyes-premium-tv-market-large-screens-bid-revamp-brand-image?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Apr 2024 02:00:27 +0000 With CES back in full swing for the first time since the pandemic began, the number of Chinese companies exhibiting at the world’s largest consumer electronics show in Las Vegas remains less than half that of three years ago. The four-day event, which concludes on Sunday, has 493 Chinese companies taking part this year, according to the CES website. In 2020, just before the Covid-19 outbreak in the central city of Wuhan became a pandemic, Chinese companies at CES numbered 1,000, state media... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3205947/ces-2023-number-chinese-companies-event-less-half-pre-pandemic-level-firms-shy-away-controversial?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3205947/ces-2023-number-chinese-companies-event-less-half-pre-pandemic-level-firms-shy-away-controversial?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Jan 2023 07:27:03 +0000 Hisense and TCL Technology, two of the biggest Chinese companies exhibiting at CES 2023, are jostling for attention with new television line-ups that rival offerings from the likes of Samsung Electronics and LG, competing in relatively safe product categories compared with more cutting-edge technologies that have attracted US government scrutiny. The product announcements on Wednesday, which include new micro-LED TVs and short-throw projectors, are uncontroversial in nature and continue to be... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3205919/ces-2023-chinese-television-makers-seek-move-upmarket-safe-category-taking-likes-samsung-and-lg?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3205919/ces-2023-chinese-television-makers-seek-move-upmarket-safe-category-taking-likes-samsung-and-lg?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Jan 2023 22:00:10 +0000 GCL Technology, one of China’s largest producers of raw materials for solar panels, is planning to broaden its business by making polysilicon for applications in electronic and solar-energy industries. The Hong Kong-listed firm, formerly known as GCL-Poly Energy, signed a framework agreement with semiconductor display and materials maker TCL Technology. They aim to invest 12 billion yuan (US$1.9 billion) in a silicon materials plant in Hohhot, the capital of the northern autonomous region of... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3174917/gcl-technology-expand-semiconductor-related-business-eye?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3174917/gcl-technology-expand-semiconductor-related-business-eye?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Apr 2022 23:00:11 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS TCL, the Chinese TV maker also known for making Blackberry phones, says it plans to release the first two smartphones of its new series this quarter in North America, Europe and Australia -- and they retail for less than US$500. The US$449 TCL 10 Pro sports a 6.47-inch curved AMOLED display with an in-screen fingerprint sensor and a teardrop notch for the 24-megapixel selfie camera. Just like the other two phones in the series, it has four back cameras,... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3078769/tv-giant-tcl-wants-launch-smartphones-july-despite-pandemic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3078769/tv-giant-tcl-wants-launch-smartphones-july-despite-pandemic?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Apr 2020 07:06:06 +0000 TCL, the Chinese TV maker also known for making Blackberry phones, says it plans to release the first two smartphones of its new series this quarter in North America, Europe and Australia -- and they retail for less than US$500. The US$449 TCL 10 Pro sports a 6.47-inch curved AMOLED display with an in-screen fingerprint sensor and a teardrop notch for the 24-megapixel selfie camera. Just like the other two phones in the series, it has four back cameras, including a 64-megapixel main camera. The... https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/tv-giant-tcl-wants-launch-smartphones-july-despite-pandemic/article/3078723?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/tv-giant-tcl-wants-launch-smartphones-july-despite-pandemic/article/3078723?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Apr 2020 07:06:04 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS Chinese TV maker TCL has new ideas about flexible displays. The company just gave the public a closer look at two new concept phones. One of them is the previously leaked phone with a slide-out design that was reportedly meant to be unveiled at the now-canceled MWC Barcelona event. The “rollable extendable smartphone” lets users pull out the flexible display from the side, extending the device into a tablet. This means it’s not as thick as a folding... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3073949/foldable-phones-chinese-tv-maker-have-roll-out-displays-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3073949/foldable-phones-chinese-tv-maker-have-roll-out-displays-and?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Mar 2020 08:20:41 +0000 Chinese TV maker TCL has new ideas about flexible displays. The company just gave the public a closer look at two new concept phones. One of them is the previously leaked phone with a slide-out design that was reportedly meant to be unveiled at the now-canceled MWC Barcelona event. The “rollable extendable smartphone” lets users pull out the flexible display from the side, extending the device into a tablet. This means it’s not as thick as a folding design. But prototypes shown to media outlets... https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/foldable-phones-chinese-tv-maker-have-roll-out-displays-and-multiple-hinges/article/3073915?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/foldable-phones-chinese-tv-maker-have-roll-out-displays-and-multiple-hinges/article/3073915?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Mar 2020 08:20:40 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS How do you make a phone that expands into a tablet? Most companies tried folding screens, but TCL seems to be taking a different approach: A slide-out screen. According to CNET, which published leaked images of the new TCL device, the phone has a second display that can be pulled out from under the first, similar to an extendable dining table. It’s not clear how the screen achieves an even surface when extended, as the images show. CNET says TCL... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3051127/tcl-reportedly-working-smartphone-slides-out-become-tablet?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3051127/tcl-reportedly-working-smartphone-slides-out-become-tablet?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Feb 2020 06:48:33 +0000 How do you make a phone that expands into a tablet? Most companies tried folding screens, but TCL seems to be taking a different approach: A slide-out screen. According to CNET, which published leaked images of the new TCL device, the phone has a second display that can be pulled out from under the first, similar to an extendable dining table. It’s not clear how the screen achieves an even surface when extended, as the images show. CNET says TCL initially planned to show the phone to reporters... https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/tcl-reportedly-working-smartphone-slides-out-become-tablet/article/3051096?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/tcl-reportedly-working-smartphone-slides-out-become-tablet/article/3051096?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Feb 2020 06:48:32 +0000