Weekly Investment Overview
Total Investment Deals
Leading Sector
Top Region
Largest Deal
This week's Chinese investment market demonstrated exceptional activity with 45 total investment deals across diverse sectors. The market shows strong momentum in strategic emerging industries, with information technology leading with 21 deals, followed by healthcare (14 deals) and manufacturing (10 deals). Notably, the materials sector achieved the highest funding volume of ¥177.83 billion, primarily driven by Pangang Group's ¥159.96 billion financing.
Investment Highlights
This week witnessed several landmark "first" and "largest" events. The most notable was the establishment of China's largest hydrogen energy industrial chain venture capital fund initiated by Sinopec, with an initial scale of ¥50 billion. This represents not only massive capital deployment but also demonstrates the determination of national energy giants to drive energy transition and build hydrogen energy ecosystems.
Key Deals
| Company | Sector | Amount | Deal Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinopec Hydrogen Fund | Clean Energy | ¥50B | Fund Establishment |
| Shunjing Pharmaceutical | Biomedical | ¥300M | Series A |
| Diggua Robotics | Embodied AI | $100M | Series A |
| YouliQi Robotics | Humanoid Robotics | Hundreds of Millions RMB | Angel+ |
| Yanhuang Guoxin | Semiconductor | >¥100M | Series B+ |
China Market & Policy Weekly Update
Manufacturing PMI
Trade-in Sales
Fiscal Expenditure Growth
China's economy showed mixed signals this week with manufacturing PMI rising to 49.5%, up 0.5 percentage points from April, though still below the expansion threshold. The composite PMI output index reached 50.4%, indicating continued overall economic expansion. Meanwhile, the trade-in policy achieved remarkable success with consumer goods sales exceeding ¥1.1 trillion by May 31st.
Policy Analysis
This week's policy releases demonstrate China's commitment to comprehensive economic governance reform. The expansion of tax credit evaluation to include social insurance and non-tax revenue creates a more holistic enterprise credit assessment system, directly impacting financing opportunities and tax conveniences for businesses. The resource allocation reform focuses on market-based mechanisms for environmental elements, aligning with China's carbon neutrality goals.
The development zone optimization measures represent a strategic move to enhance China's investment attractiveness amid global economic uncertainties. By strengthening factor guarantees and institutional innovations, these policies aim to maintain China's competitive edge in attracting high-quality foreign investment, particularly in advanced manufacturing and technology sectors.
Economic Recovery Indicators
The economic data reveals a recovery pattern characterized by policy-driven momentum. While manufacturing PMI remains below the expansion line, the improvement trend is evident. The remarkable success of the trade-in policy, with over 4.12 million vehicle applications and 77.6 million home appliances sold, demonstrates effective demand-side stimulus measures driving consumption recovery.
Tech Market Overview
China's technology sector exhibited robust innovation across multiple domains this week, spanning green energy, electric vehicles, artificial intelligence, and smart manufacturing. The implementation of national green data center standards and breakthrough achievements in EV delivery volumes highlight China's technological leadership in sustainable development and digital transformation.
Green Data Centers
Xiaomi EV Delivery
Smart Home Devices
Tech Frontiers
The technology landscape demonstrates China's strategic focus on sustainable innovation and intelligent transformation. The green data center standard implementation reflects China's commitment to carbon neutrality goals, while establishing technical leadership in environmentally responsible digital infrastructure. The convergence of AI capabilities with physical infrastructure, from autonomous driving to smart manufacturing, indicates accelerating technology commercialization.
Electric vehicle sector achievements, particularly Xiaomi's delivery milestone and BYD's market expansion, showcase China's dominance in new energy vehicle technology. The development of advanced materials and clean energy infrastructure positions China at the forefront of next-generation industrial capabilities, supporting both domestic transformation and global technology leadership ambitions.
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Selected News
China's First National Green Data Center Standard Takes Effect
The national standard "Green Data Center Evaluation" officially implemented, providing comprehensive guidelines for energy efficiency, green design, procurement, operation and services. China has built 246 national green data centers with average PUE of 1.26.
BYD Sealion 06EV Debuts at Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Auto Show
BYD unveiled its electric mid-size sedan Sealion 06EV with pricing range of 120,000-150,000 RMB, built on e-platform 3.0 Evo and featuring advanced intelligent driving assistance systems. Market launch expected in June.
Xiaomi Auto Achieves Record May Delivery of 28,000+ Vehicles
Xiaomi announced May delivery exceeded 28,000 units with YU7 model scheduled for mass production in July. SU7 cumulative deliveries reached 258,000 units, demonstrating strong market performance.
Scientists Develop One-Dimensional High-Entropy Oxides for Extreme Environments
South China University of Technology and University of Illinois Chicago successfully synthesized 1D-HEO materials showing exceptional mechanical properties and stability under ultra-high temperature, high pressure and corrosive conditions.
Huawei Executive Announces Highway L3 Autonomous Driving Commercial Deployment
Huawei's Yu Chengdong stated the company's smart driving technology leads the industry, with highway L3 autonomous driving expected to achieve commercial use by Q4 2025.
Panasonic and Alibaba Cloud Partner on AI Smart Home Development
Panasonic Appliances (China) and Alibaba Cloud signed AI cooperation agreement to jointly develop intelligent home appliance AI agents, promoting globalization of smart home industry.
China Expands Tax Credit Evaluation System to Include Social Insurance
State Administration of Taxation released new Tax and Fee Credit Management Measures, effective July 1, 2025, incorporating social insurance fees and non-tax revenue into enterprise tax credit evaluation for the first time, affecting over ¥10 trillion in revenue.
China's Manufacturing PMI Rises to 49.5% in May
National Bureau of Statistics data showed manufacturing PMI increased 0.5 percentage points to 49.5% in May, while non-manufacturing business activity index reached 50.3% and composite PMI output index hit 50.4%, indicating continued economic expansion.
Consumer Goods Trade-in Sales Exceed ¥1.1 Trillion
National trade-in policy achieved remarkable success with total sales breaking ¥1.1 trillion, including 4.12 million vehicle applications and 77.6 million home appliances sold, effectively stimulating consumption market recovery.
Commerce Ministry Issues Development Zone Reform Plan
Ministry of Commerce released 16 measures to support national-level economic and technological development zones in improving investment attraction quality, strengthening factor guarantees including land, talent, and capital.
Central Government Advances Environmental Market Reform
CPC Central Committee and State Council issued "Opinions on Improving Market-oriented Allocation of Resource and Environmental Elements," targeting completion of carbon emissions rights, water use rights, and pollution discharge rights trading systems by 2027.