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Business Brief (Sept. 3): China, Russia Seal More Than 20 Cooperation Deals

Published: Sep. 3, 2025 4:32 p.m. GMT+8

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Tesla released Master Plan Part 4, shifting its development focus from electric vehicles and energy to artificial intelligence and robotics. Elon Musk said about 80% of Tesla’s future value will come from the Optimus robot.

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August saw 2.65 million new A-share investor accounts in China, up 165% year-on-year; China's software revenue hit 8.3 trillion yuan ($1.1T), up 12.3%.
Tesla unveiled its AI/robotics-focused Master Plan 4; gold futures hit a record $3,550/oz; Anthropic raised $13B at a $183B valuation.
China-Russia signed 20+ cooperation deals; Vietnam implemented new incentives for supporting industries; Unitree Robotics plans an IPO.

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Tesla: Tesla has released Master Plan Part 4, shifting its development focus from electric vehicles and energy to artificial intelligence and robotics. Elon Musk stated that approximately 80% of Tesla’s future value will come from its Optimus robot.

Unitree Robotics: Unitree Robotics, a Chinese startup, is planning an IPO as early as next month. The company, which dominates nearly 70% of the global quadruped robot market, clarified that its products are intended for civilian use in research, education, and consumer markets, not military applications. While known for its humanoid robots, Unitree primarily generates revenue from robotic dogs.

Tron: Tron founder Justin Sun invested $75 million in the WLFI "Trump concept" token, which listed with a valuation exceeding $30 billion. Many Chinese investors, including Sun, participated in this investment, with the Trump family's WLFI holdings exceeding $7 billion.

Anthropic: Anthropic, a U.S. artificial intelligence company, recently completed a $13 billion Series F funding round. The investors included ICONIQ, Fidelity Management & Research Co., and Lightspeed Venture Partners. This financing brings Anthropic's post-money valuation to $183 billion.

ICONIQ: ICONIQ participated in a $13 billion Series F funding round for U.S. artificial intelligence company Anthropic. Other investors included Fidelity Management & Research Co. and Lightspeed Venture Partners, bringing Anthropic's post-money valuation to $183 billion.

Fidelity Management & Research Co.: Fidelity Management & Research Co. (Fidelity Investments) was among the investors in U.S. artificial intelligence company Anthropic's $13 billion Series F funding round. This investment contributed to Anthropic's post-money valuation of $183 billion.

Lightspeed Venture Partners: Lightspeed Venture Partners participated in Anthropic's $13 billion Series F funding round. The U.S. artificial intelligence company achieved a post-money valuation of $183 billion after this round.

Citic Securities: Citic Securities is involved in the IPO process for Chinese startup Unitree Robotics. Unitree Robotics took its first step towards a domestic IPO by filing a pre-listing tutoring report with Citic Securities in July.

DeepSeek: The article states that DeepSeek, along with Douyin and others, has implemented comprehensive labeling for AI-generated content. No further information about DeepSeek is provided.