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Industrial Subsidies tracker

Every Industrial Subsidies development in Korean, Chinese and Japanese industry that East Asia Brief has logged — with dates, the companies exposed, and a link to the primary document where one exists.

5 entries · 3 with a linked primary document · Japan, China, Cross-border · updated September 18, 2026

DateDevelopmentWhereCompanies exposedConfidenceSource
FANUC India links industrial robots to Niral Networks private 5G The partnership validates an on-premises wireless architecture achieving 5.6-millisecond latency and 700 Mbps throughput across… Japan FANUC, Niral Networks, Bajaj Auto, ABB medium niralnetworks.com
CATL opens direct online sales of 587Ah cells at $65 per kWh The battery maker opened spot orders on its digital storefront at 435 yuan per kilowatt-hour, bypassing resellers and setting a… China CATL, LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI, EVE Energy medium carnewschina.com
Estun buys humanoid robot maker Codroid for 487 million yuan The transaction folds the loss-making developer into full balance sheet consolidation alongside a 620 million yuan revenue… China Estun Automation, Fanuc, Yaskawa Electric, ABB medium emweb.eastmoney.com
China servo motor makers squeeze foreign rivals on cost and delivery Domestic automation suppliers led by Inovance expand factory retrofit market share as shorter lead times and localized software… China Shenzhen Inovance Technology, Yaskawa Electric, Mitsubishi Electric, Estun Automation
Asian Shipyard Heavy Plate Costs Diverge as Mills and Builders Clash Over Contract Pricing Structural gaps in domestic steel contracts and Chinese export plate inflows across South Korea, China, and Japan are shifting… Global POSCO Holdings, Nippon Steel, Baoshan Iron & Steel, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries

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This tracker is built from East Asia Brief briefings and updates as we publish. Where a briefing rests on a document we can link, the source column points at that document, not at our coverage of it. Confidence grades are explained on our methodology page. Something missing? Tell us.