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🎙 The CTR Podcast — 16 October 2026
Your audio digest of China technology news. Today's podcast covers 7 stories.
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- Canton Fair highlighted China's growing industrial strength, showcasing advanced smart manufacturing integrating AI with machinery and new green energy hardware to drive self-sufficiency.
Read the original story at Canton Fair Showcases China's Leap in Smart Manufacturing and Green Tech - A new E Ink Kaleido 4 display promises better color and video for e-ink smartphones, aiming to close the gap between low-power screens and traditional mobile displays.
Read the original story at E Ink Kaleido 4 Display Promises Major Leap in Color and Video for Next-Gen E-Ink Smartphones - OpenCode released DeepSeek V4.1 Flash for free, offering developers a powerful LLM with an unprecedented 200K context window without proprietary licensing costs.
Read the original story at OpenCode Releases DeepSeek V4.1 Flash for Free with Massive 200K Context Window - Leju Robotics successfully tested humanoid robots on an automotive line, achieving a high 98% success rate in demanding real-world manufacturing tasks.
Read the original story at Leju Robotics Deploys Humanoid Robots on Automotive Line with 98% Success Rate - Apple's upcoming iPhone Duo is heavily reliant on China’s sophisticated ecosystem for sourcing advanced components, underscoring East Asia's role in high-end hardware production.
Read the original story at iPhone Duo's Fate Hinges on China's Advanced Manufacturing Ecosystem - Mongolia is establishing Ulaanqaab as an AI computing hub through infrastructure investment, focusing on scalable HPC clusters to boost domestic digital capabilities.
Read the original story at Mongolia Establishes Ulaanqaab as a Critical AI Computing Hub - Chinese AI labs are asserting that Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is inevitable, signaling strong internal confidence about near-term breakthroughs driven by massive investment.
Read the original story at Chinese AI Labs Assert AGI is Inevitable, Signaling Accelerated Global Breakthroughs