State Grid’s planned RMB 4 trillion investment during China’s 15th Five-Year Plan signals a major acceleration in grid modernization, new energy integration, and power automation across the country.

China’s phased cancellation of PV export tax rebates marks a structural turning point, accelerating industry consolidation and shifting global competition from price-driven exports to value-based manufacturing.

China’s “AI + Manufacturing” Special Action policy formalizes large-scale, indicator-driven deployment of Industrial AI across manufacturing, marking a shift from guidance to execution.

Apprentice.io has acquired Ganymede to extend its AI-enabled manufacturing platform across research, development, and commercial manufacturing.

Schneider Electric has introduced StarCharge Fast 720, a high-power electric vehicle charging system designed for commercial, industrial, and fleet applications.

Motivair by Schneider Electric has introduced a 2.5-megawatt coolant distribution unit designed to support high-density data centers and scalable AI computing environments.

China’s 2026–2028 industrial policy framework aligns industrial internet platforms and artificial intelligence through coordinated targets for infrastructure, data, models, and agents, accelerating full-chain digital and intelligent transformation across manufacturing.

New survey data challenges the narrative of AI-driven workforce replacement, showing that industrial organizations are prioritizing human augmentation, safety, and knowledge preservation as they deploy Industrial AI.