Xiao Chu
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A giant Chinese corporation specializing in industrial nanotechnology, microtechnology, genetic engineering, and space systems. An early investor and major power on Mars, it is one of the largest and most successful space-based industrial firms, rivaled only by System Technologies AG. Xiao Chu’s signature products include the Mars space elevator and the manufacture of numerous bioroids. It also builds industrial and agricultural microbots. The Chinese government is a significant shareholder in Xiao Chu, and the company has been described as “Rust China, Inc.” Its headquarters is New Shanghai on Mars.