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Chinese Restaurant Brands Going Global: What Keeps Customers Coming Back After the Opening?

How long can the queues outside a brand’s first overseas store last? And how many customers drawn in by the novelty will become regulars? For Chinese restaurant brands expanding internationally, opening a store is only the beginning of the challenge of building a local business and retaining customers.

Unpacking China | Key Chinese Firms to Watch This Week （25/10/2026-31/10/2026）

Amid fast-paced changes that fill the business community with excitement, angst and trepidation, EqualOcean will publish a series of roundup articles to document the major events related to Chinese companies going global every week.

SAIC’s Overseas Sales Reach 1.166 Million Vehicles, Exceeding Full-Year 2025

SAIC Motor（上汽集团）said on October 27 that its overseas sales reached 1.166 million vehicles in the first nine months of 2026, up 52.4% year on year and already exceeding its full-year 2025 total.

WeRide Launches Insurance Partnership Program to Support Overseas Expansion

WeRide（文远知行）announced a global insurance partnership program on October 27, naming Allianz Insurance Singapore（安联保险新加坡）and Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance（中国平安财产保险）as its inaugural partners.

US Orders Robotics Import Negotiations, Leaves Tariffs on the Table

US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on October 28 directing trade officials to negotiate with foreign partners over imports of robotics, industrial machinery and related components following a Section 232 national-security investigation. The proclamation imposes no immediate new tariffs.