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June 10, 2026
Pentagon finally updates 1260H list
What happened: On June 8, the Pentagon signaled a sweeping expansion of its Section 1260H list of "Chinese military companies." The update adds 60-plus firms, including Alibaba, Baidu, BYD, Nio, WuXi AppTec, Unitree Robotics. It also adds YMTC and CXMT,… Read More »
June 10, 2026
NDA’s sectoral AI datasets plan gets less ambitious
Seems like Chinese authorities are struggling with how to approach data-related IP issues for the AI industry. What happened: On June 3, the National Data Administration (NDA) released the final version of its high-quality sectoral datasets plan. We covered the… Read More »
June 9, 2026
Beijing turns SOEs into humanoid robot test beds
China's government will be an early adopter of humanoid robots. On June 3, the industry regulator (MIIT) and the state-owned enterprise regulator (SASAC) launched a joint campaign to deploy humanoid robots and embodied AI products across industrial domains. The goal:… Read More »