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EU's 'Made in Europe' Rules Won't Break China Dependency
Brussels proposed its most assertive industrial sovereignty push yet on 4 March 2026, combining local content mandates with a legal move to eject Huawei and ZTE from EU telecom networks. But analysts warn the Industrial Accelerator Act cannot close the competitiveness gap while European energy costs run 2.4 times higher than China's. For founders and investors, the real risk is regulatory arbitrage — not strategic autonomy.
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Chinese Humanoids Are Touring Global Expos. The Real Story Is What Comes After the Demo.
The spectacle around Chinese humanoid robots is masking a more important shift: vendors like AgiBot are building European deployment channels, local partners, and industrial use cases.
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