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Minxiao Chang
Reporter, Technology
Minxiao is a technology reporter at the South China Morning Post, covering semiconductors, AI, and fintech. She previously reported for 36Kr and Harvard Business Review China, specializing in the intersection of AI and emerging technologies. Her coverage focuses on global supply chains, Web3, and RWA.
Minxiao is a technology reporter at the South China Morning Post, covering semiconductors, AI, and fintech. She previously reported for 36Kr and Harvard Business Review China, specializing in the intersection of AI and emerging technologies. Her coverage focuses on global supply chains, Web3, and RWA.
Areas of Expertise:
China markets, emerging techLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
Chinese AI start-up recruiting talent to build cutting-edge autonomous agents that adapt foundational language models into commercial tools.
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Urban development deals with partners including Huawei and ByteDance underscore growing cooperation between Riyadh and Beijing.
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China’s leading AI firms earn global recognition as Time debuts a dedicated industry list dominated by US tech giants.
Researcher Chen Deli is emerging as DeepSeek’s new public face as speculation over the whereabouts of the company’s founder and CEO lingers.
DeepSeek’s move aims to attract more enterprise clients, developers and agent-based users, according to an academic.
US plans action against AI ‘distillation’, as analysts warn weaker Chinese start-ups could be forced out within a year.
Following the Mythos announcement on April 7, shares of major Chinese cybersecurity firms rose for several consecutive days.
As AI tokens emerge as a new commodity, China’s cost advantage is reshaping global model competition, though monetisation gaps remain.
