# 2025
Latest news and articles about 2025
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China Declares 2025 a Make-or-Break Year for Domestic Humanoid Robots
Lou Qinjian, spokesman at China’s NPC, called 2025 a decisive year for domestic humanoid robots to achieve both technical breakthroughs and real-world deployment. The country’s industry is making rapid strides in hardware, datasets and pilots, but still faces major engineering, regulatory and social challenges before humanoids become widely useful.
China’s State Firms See Profits Slip in 2025 Despite Flat Revenues, Raising Questions for Beijing’s Growth and Reform Strategy
China’s state-controlled firms posted a 6.3% drop in profits for 2025 despite a 0.5% rise in revenue, with total profits around ¥4.04 trillion and an asset‑liability ratio of 65.1%. The data highlight margin pressure across SOEs and present Beijing with a choice between fiscal support and deeper restructuring.
China’s 2025 Incomes: Strong Wage-Led Gains, but Coastal Cities Pull Ahead
China’s National Bureau of Statistics reported that national per-capita disposable income rose to 43,377 yuan in 2025, up 5.0% in real terms, but gains are unevenly distributed. Shanghai and Beijing lead by a wide margin, while selected central and western provinces show catch-up driven by industrialisation and urbanisation.