Tongwei Co. Ltd., founded in 1995, initially focused on producing and selling aquaculture and livestock feed. In 2006, the company entered the photovoltaic (PV) new energy industry. Since then, it has consistently maintained leading production volumes in high-purity silicon and solar cell modules. Tongwei adopted a specialized, decentralized, and differentiated development model, concentrating on three key segments of the PV industry chain. In early .....more

Zhejiang Ideal Technology Co. Ltd. (ZITC), a high-tech enterprise affiliated with Zhejiang University and Zhejiang University of Technology, was dedicated to system integration and software technology. Founded in 2005, ZITC provided informatization solutions for government and city agencies and design and engineering services for buildings with intelligence. As China’s health care informatization path became apparent, accompanied with strong policy .....more

Shenzhen Pagoda Industrial (Group) Corporation Ltd. (Pagoda), established in 2001 and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2023, was a nationally recognized key enterprise in agricultural industrialization. Guided by its business strategy, Pagoda fulfilled its environmental responsibilities by fostering a green organizational identity, driving continuous green innovation, maintaining a green reputation, and striving to build a sustainable ecological .....more

On May 31, 2021, Hisense committed RMB 1.3 billion to acquire Sanden Co., Ltd., the erstwhile global leader in automotive air-conditioning compressors and systems, which was then on the brink of insolvency. Hisense’s post-acquisition review determined that Sanden’s exclusive supplier model had driven up costs and undermined its competitive position. To remedy this, Hisense proposed welcoming high-calibre Chinese suppliers to introduce cost competition .....more

In January 2025, Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Basic Technology Research Co. Ltd. launched a breakthrough large language model (LLM) on the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) landscape. DeepSeek was a disruptive application: it had modest hardware requirements and low training costs and was released as a modified open-source app, allowing users access to the weights and codes DeepSeek used in its learning process. Users could run .....more

FOTILE Group (FOTILE), established in 1996 in Zheijiang, China, was a leading manufacturer in the country’s high-end kitchen-appliance market. However, it had seen stagnant growth in recent years owing to the downturn of the country’s real-estate industry and decreased demand for built-in kitchen appliances. To overcome its predicament, FOTILE had transformed itself through initiatives such as brand reinvention, business refocusing, and cultural symbiosis, .....more

In January 2024, a roaring price war was sweeping the coffee industry in China. The war was triggered by a price competition between two largest coffee chains in the market, centering on a ￥9.9 per cup promotion and eventually engulfing almost every coffee shop. Industry-wide profit margins were compressed and countless independent coffee shops and smaller chains collapsed.<br><br>This presented Yongchen Lu, the chief executive officer .....more

Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Basic Technology Research Co. Ltd. (DeepSeek), an emerging player in the chatbot and artificial intelligence (AI) sector, rapidly disrupted the generative AI landscape with breakthroughs in artificial general intelligence and cost-efficient training methods. By early 2025, the China-based company had introduced competitive models that challenged leading firms but that also triggered significant regulatory .....more

During the 2020 pandemic, Jijihong Hotpot, a restaurant and food brand based in Nanchang, China, took the opportunity to reestablish itself in the market. After many brainstorming sessions, the team decided to reposition as a young hotpot brand for Generation Z. To achieve this, Jijihong Hotpot had to harness the potential of the social media landscape in China. With social media in mind as the key to its brand transformation, it was necessary to .....more

In early 2025, Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Basic Technology Research Co. Ltd. (DeepSeek), a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up, released a suite of open-source generative AI models that rivalled leading Western alternatives in performance, despite operating with significantly less capital and hardware infrastructure. Founded by former hedge fund manager Liang Wenfeng, DeepSeek quickly emerged as a disruptive force in the global .....more