Business leaders from both China and the United States welcomed closer cooperation between tech companies from both sides at the just-concluded 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held in Las Vegas, saying that the increasing connections are helping enterprises develop and expand markets.
Running from Tuesday to Friday, CES 2026 is the world's premier technology event. The annual show attracted thousands of exhibitors from more than 155 countries and regions, according to the U.S. Consumer Technology Association, the organizer of CES.
At the Asia Night, a special event of the expo held on Thursday, the California-based company Panhwar Jet signed a collaboration agreement with Shanghai Leizhou Electronic Machinery Company.
Panhwar builds small electric cargo jets that can fly for six hours per charge and already gets the majority of their parts from China.
"[In order to fly] 25,000 airplanes in the next 10 years, we need about a half million people, you know, which we cannot obviously handle in USA, and China is the best market for us. So, this partnership is all about setting up the manufacturing in China and making it much faster, for us to get into the market," said Nick Panhwar, co-founder and CEO of Panhwar Jet.
Evidence of the potential of a U.S.-China partnership is right on the CES show floor in the form of Segway - the creator of the groundbreaking human transporter from the early 2000's.
Chinese company Ninebot acquired it in 2015, and now at CES, it's unveiling award-winning e-Bikes and even e-dirt bikes.
"[We] refresh the brand from a traditional tour company to a more intelligent transportation, e-transportation, e-mobility company. So, we're basically refreshing the whole brand through the technology, through the extended portfolio," said Wayde Zhao, president at Segway Americas.
Tony Ho, vice president of business development at Segway-Navimow, said the merger helped the company both in terms of making innovative breakthroughs and in developing a more complete supply chain.
"We kind of pivoted the company strategy to sort of a different direction. Specifically, we focus so much on product innovation. Supply chain is also a huge player here, because that's the only way you can reduce the costs and also come up with innovations," said Ho.
Chinese, US business leaders welcome closer cooperation at CES 2026
The Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) is emerging as a key engine for China's fast-growing low-altitude economy by leveraging its dense industrial networks, efficient logistics systems, and rapid innovation capacity.
From logistics and manufacturing to urban services, the region is building an integrated industrial chain that allows low-altitude industries to scale up at unprecedented speed, thus turning drone-based applications from isolated trials into large-scale, commercial operations.
China's 15th Five-Year Plan, covering 2026 to 2030, calls for the cultivation of new pillar industries and the accelerated development of strategic emerging industrial clusters, including the low-altitude economy.
At a drone operations center in Bao'an District, Shenzhen City in south China's Guangdong Province, a dozen logistics drones take off and land within minutes. Urgently needed production parts, documents, and small parcels are dispatched from here to cities in the province including Dongguan, Zhongshan, and Zhuhai.
Behind these high-flying aircraft lies what observers describe as an "invisible industrial chain", built on speed and efficiency.
"Look at this aircraft. About 90 percent of its components come from nearby areas. Relying on Shenzhen's strong logistics capabilities and its complete supply chain, these parts can be delivered to our factory within half an hour for assembly, processing, and production," said Li Kunhuang, person-in-charge of Shenzhen GODO Innovation Technology Co., Ltd.
Once a new product is unveiled, testing and calibration begin immediately at the drone testing field. As soon as the process is completed, the new models can be put into real-world operation, realizing almost “zero delay” from research and development to application.
Supported by a robust industrial chain, low-altitude routes in Shenzhen are effectively connecting the urban landscape. From its Bao'an District to Songshan Lake in Dongguan City, production components can be delivered within one hour. Supplies are transported between Zhuhai City's Xiangzhou Port to Dong'ao Island in just 25 minutes. And light industrial goods can travel round-trip within a single day between Guzhen Town in Zhongshan City and Xinhui District in Jiangmen City.
More low-altitude application scenarios are expected to be implemented in the near future.
In Qianhai District, Shenzhen is accelerating the construction of a pilot demonstration zone of low-altitude integrated three-dimensional transportation hub.
"We have built the country's first low-altitude integrated three-dimensional transportation hub, and are gradually developing a pilot flight zone that integrates multiple scenarios such as inspection, logistics, and cultural tourism. This will provide technical support for the next step of commercializing cross-border logistics and emergency rescue services across the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area," said Wu Xuemin, head of the Shenzhen Qianhai Low-Altitude Integrated Three-Dimensional Transportation Hub Pilot Demonstration Zone.
Integrated supply chains propel Greater Bay Area's low-altitude economy growth
