China's "hidden champion" companies

中国的“隐形冠军”企业

Round Table China

社会与文化

2025-03-17

24 分钟
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While giants such as Huawei and BYD dominate headlines, China's "hidden champions" are quietly reshaping industries. These lesser-known companies, driving innovation in areas like AI and green energy, wield surprising technological power. What fuels their success, and why are they becoming increasingly important? On the show: Heyang, Steve Hatherly & Yushan
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  • Discussion keeps the world turning.

  • This is Roundtable.

  • We all have heard about China's big name companies such as Huawei and byd,

  • but what about the underdogs quietly revolutionizing industries behind the scenes?

  • Meet China's Hidden Champions.

  • Companies you've probably never heard of,

  • but whose tech and innovation power everything from AI to green energy.

  • What's the secret sauce behind these hidden Champions and why should we be paying attention to them now?

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  • Coming to you live from Beijing.

  • This is Roundtable.

  • I'm He Young.

  • For today's program, I'm joined by Steve Hatherley and Yu Shan in the studio.

  • First on today's show,

  • imagine a league of under the radar innovators quietly shaping the future of their respective industries.

  • In the words of Hermann Simon,

  • a renowned German scholar on management, they are called the hidden champions.

  • And they aren't just taking the lead in business operations.

  • They're filing thousands of patents and redefining what's possible in sectors such as new energy,