Singaporean media Lianhe Zaobao reported on the 8th, citing a Reuters report, that 'the Chinese military is accelerating research on the military applications of humanoid robots.' According to the article, when Reuters examined over 100 military procurement announcements, academic research, patents, government records, and documents from defense-related companies, it was found that Chinese military organizations are testing humanoid robots based on battlefield needs, are considering procuring related equipment and training technologies, and are researching how to coordinate with troops. The article also explained, citing the report's observations, that 'China's interest in the military application of humanoid robots began to grow from 2024.' It also reported that the National University of Defense Technology of China, along with the Academy of Military Sciences, in the same year, held a defense science and technology forum, taking up the military application of humanoid systems as its theme. One year later, the university reportedly explicitly positioned humanoid robots as battlefield tools. Furthermore, subsequent procurement records show that related initiatives have gradually been rolled out. Although it could not be confirmed whether the procurement was completed, the military issued a tender announcement in May 2025 regarding the procurement of one humanoid robot and related technical training services. In June of this year, a budget of approximately 300,000 USD (approximately 46 million JPY) was allocated for a humanoid robot data collection and annotation system. This is for collecting information on cameras, radar, motion data, and terrain that robots can traverse, and for labeling the data, indicating that 'the Chinese military's interest is expanding from the robot itself to sensing, operation, and training systems.' The article further stated, 'In terms of specific operational uses, the concept of involving humanoid robots in urban warfare has already been shown,' and explained the scenario for deploying 'combat robots' described by researchers at the National University of Defense Technology's test center in a paper in August last year. It also conveyed that an article in China's PLA Daily in July last year stated, 'the tasks of humanoid robots may gradually expand to "directly engaging the enemy in place of soldiers," and eventually become primary equipment.' On the other hand, there is no evidence that the Chinese military has already deployed armed humanoid robots to combat units. The article also reported that Wang Yonghua of the Academy of Military Sciences' War Research Institute pointed out in an article he contributed to Chinese media in November last year that 'there is still a long way to go for the military application of humanoid robots.' Wang stated that 'the intelligentization of warfare is accelerating,' and reportedly expressed the view that 'if issues related to technology, cost, and production scale are resolved, humanoid robots will be introduced to the battlefield one after another.