At Hon Hai Tech Day 2025 (HHTD25), Foxconn clearly showcased its ambition to transition from hardware manufacturing to platform solutions. For the first time in the smart city exhibition area, Foxconn acted as a system integrator, leveraging its self-developed CityGPT platform to integrate technologies from global leaders such as NVIDIA and Microsoft. Supported by Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs’ (MOEA’s) Asia New Bay 2.0 project, Foxconn is partnering with trusted technology service provider Gogolook to jointly build city-level AI solutions with cybersecurity resilience.

Data Image, Qisda Group’s display subsidiary, is moving into the drone market and is preparing a new production line in Taoyuan to support growing demand. President Phil Yu said the company is developing high-brightness, ruggedized screens for drone controllers and outdoor consoles, with the line currently in trial production.

China’s Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao and European Commission Trade and Economic Security Commissioner Maros Sefcovic held a video conference on November 26, 2025, to address the ongoing dispute involving Nexperia, a semiconductor manufacturer with headquarters in the Netherlands and a subsidiary in China. Both sides called for constructive communication between Nexperia’s Dutch and Chinese operations, encouraging the company to resolve its internal deadlock rather than relying on government intervention.

Stronger order pull-ins in the prior two quarters led to a 25% month-on-month decrease in combined notebook shipments from the top-5 brands.