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A few days ago, The New York Times published a story with the headline "China's Robots Know Kung Fu and Can Scale Walls. Can They Woo Investors?" Soon after, China's capital market delivered its answer through Unitree Robotics' IPO. Investors piled in so heavily that the preliminary online subscription multiple hit an eye-watering 8,288.82 times. The strong demand can, to some extent, be seen as a vote of confidence from investors in the commercial prospects of humanoid robots. The market's verdict is clear: China's robots have received a high score.
In recent months, China's robotics sector has drawn growing international attention. Some overseas commentators have questioned whether Chinese humanoid robots are still "performative rather than functional," casting doubt on the prospect of a large-scale commercial market emerging in the near term. The IPO of Unitree Robotics, however, has provided fresh evidence in that debate. According to the company's prospectus, its revenue rose from 159 million yuan ($23.6 million) in 2023 to 1.699 billion yuan in 2025. The numbers point to the expanding commercial potential of robotics.
For those seeking to gauge the progress of China's robotics industry, Unitree Robotics' prospectus is worth a closer look. Beyond the numbers, the document offers a detailed picture of the company's products, business model and growth strategy. Given Unitree Robotics' role as one of the sector's notable players, the prospectus also provides a useful reference point for assessing the industry's current stage of development.
Over the past few years, China's technology capabilities have expanded across a range of fields, from semiconductors and artificial intelligence to humanoid robots and beyond. This progress has given rise to a group of technology companies that are now entering a more active phase of public listings. The IPO of CXMT, for instance, attracted considerable attention. More technology companies are expected to follow. The emerging wave of technology IPOs suggests that China's capital market is accelerating its role in bringing technology companies closer to investors and the broader market.
As more Chinese technology companies enter the capital market, prospectuses, financial reports and market responses are bringing more information about their profitability and strategic direction into public view. This gives global observers more data points with which to assess China's technological development. Questions such as whether humanoid robots are merely a momentary wave of attention or a business opportunity backed by market fundamentals can increasingly be answered through financial markets. In this process, China's capital market is bringing more information into view and creating a reference point grounded in market realities for technology companies, one that exists beyond external narratives and speculation surrounding China's technological rise.
In recent years, China's technological rise has generated considerable international discussion. Within that discussion, two distorted narratives have emerged. One portrays China's technological progress as a "threat" far beyond what the evidence supports, while the other seeks to downplay its advances. The coexistence of these two opposing narratives has made it harder for the outside world to develop a more rational assessment of China's technological development.
China's technological progress does not need to be exaggerated, nor does it need to be underestimated. The capital market may be building an information base rooted in business realities, allowing investors to examine, evaluate and assign value to technology companies based on their actual performance. Such a mechanism could help address some of the questions surrounding China's technological development: How far has China's semiconductor industry advanced? Can external technology restrictions deliver their intended results? What directions will shape the next stage of growth?
As this information base rooted in business realities continues to evolve, international perceptions of China's technology sector should increasingly be grounded in facts. The West's engagement with Chinese technology companies could also be guided by market principles - making judgments based on business and economic realities rather than allowing politically driven narratives to distort assessments of technological progress.
The author is a reporter with the Global Times. [email protected]。 New York-traded West Texas Intermediate (WTI) settled down 97 cents, or almost 1%, at $98.53. The intraday low was $95.17, a bottom not seen since the week ended April 8. In just two sessions, the US crude benchmark had lost almost $15 or 14%.,Citigroup says WTI could collapse to $65 a barrel by the end of this year and slump to $45 by end-2023 if a demand-crippling recession hits.,London-traded Brent crude, settled at $100.69, down $2.08 or 2.02%. Earlier, it broke below the $100 mark the first time since April 25, hitting a session low of $98.59. Like WTI, Brent has also lost almost $15, or 13%, over two days of trading.,West May Use Proposed Russian Oil Price Cap Scheme for Gas Price, Von Der Leyen SaysYesterday, 12:20 GMT,A cluster of economic data of late has suggested that the United States may be headed for an economic slowdown - possibly a recession - as the Federal Reserve embarks on the most aggressive rate hikes in a generation to tame inflation roaring at 40-year highs.,A closely-watched gauge of the US services sector fell to its lowest in 20 months in June.,Separately, the US Labor Department signaled that the red-hot labor market may be starting to cool. Job openings, as measured by its monthly survey, fell in May, to a level of 11.254 million that is still high by historical comparison.,The job openings data came ahead of Friday’s more important June non-farm payrolls report, which is expected to show a smaller jobs growth compared with May. Economists say some 268,000 payrolls were probably added last month - versus the 390,000 in May - holding unemployment at 3.6% for a third straight month. A jobless rate of 4% or below is seen by the Federal Reserve as full employment.,“While our view remains that higher consumer prices are required to balance the oil market this summer, we acknowledge that significant and large shocks continue to distort fundamentals,” Goldman Sachs said in an energy market outlook.,Blockage of Russian Bond Payments to Erode Dollar Dominance, French Economist Says27 June, 15:29 GMT,A rocketing dollar ahead of more rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, or Fed, has also shaken the roots of the energy rally seen since the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in February and the resulting sanctions on Moscow.,The Dollar Index, which pits the greenback against six major currencies, continued its ascent from overnight, leaping to above 107, its highest since December 2002. The dollar has rallied with few stops since November last year on bets of aggressive rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, or Fed, which has just started delivering on those expectations.,The drone of recession talk is expected to get louder across the United States after the Atlanta division of the Federal Reserve forecast last week a second straight quarter of economic decline for the year. The Commerce Department officially reported a 1.6% economic contraction in the first quarter.,The Federal Reserve, in minutes of its June policy meeting released on Wednesday, said it saw a real danger of high inflation becoming entrenched in the US economy and the only way to balance runaway prices with growth was to have appropriate interest rate hikes.,The central bank is expected to push ahead with another three-quarter percentage point interest rates hike this month, potentially taking key lending rates to between 2.25% and 2.5% range from the 0 - 0.25% range they stood at in February.。
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