SHANGHAI -- Chinese startup founders are striving to take products global, as deflationary pressures squeeze valuations but help new companies launch hardware quickly and at low cost.
Domestic price pressures dent valuations but help launch products quickly, cheaply

NetEase, a gaming company, incubated a startup developing robots that can perform massages -- one example of a new Chinese hardware venture. (Photo by Wataru Suzuki)
SHANGHAI -- Chinese startup founders are striving to take products global, as deflationary pressures squeeze valuations but help new companies launch hardware quickly and at low cost.