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As China bets on tech and innovation to drive its growth, it has placed its chips on several industrial sectors that are expected to play increasingly important roles in development and trade, which will bring fresh opportunities and challenges for stakeholders. SCMP’s China Future Tech is your go-to destination for the latest news, insights, and opinions on these select industries. Explore in-depth coverage of EVs, AI, semiconductors, aerospace, robotics and biomedicine sectors. Follow us to stay ahead in China's evolving competitive landscape.

Zhu Yiming’s bet that memory-chip production would migrate to China was placed long before he founded CXMT. Photo: Handout

Tech

Meet CXMT’s Zhu Yiming: the man building China’s memory-chip giant

From a Silicon Valley garage to China’s largest DRAM maker and a US$4.4 billion IPO, Zhu reportedly refused pay until CXMT became profitable.

Europe beckons: can Chinese medical device makers thrive amid trade barriers?

China works on AI safety benchmark as regulators target large model risks

Tech

Xi Jinping to attend World AI Conference for first time amid tech push

Chinese leader will deliver a keynote address at the Shanghai conference, underscoring Beijing’s focus on AI development.

President Xi Jinping attends a meeting honouring science and technology projects and experts at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 8. Photo: Xinhua
President Xi Jinping attends a meeting honouring science and technology projects and experts at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 8. Photo: Xinhua

China Business

Can AI collaborations power China’s next wave of blockbuster drug deals?

China develops 30 per cent of new therapies worldwide as it rises to the top tier in innovation efficiency, drug supervision official says.

Companies

The new space race: how China plans to break SpaceX’s dominance with IPO push

As Beijing makes history by capturing the Long March-10B booster at sea, at least 15 aerospace firms are racing to go public on Shanghai’s Star Market or in Hong Kong.

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China Economy

China’s historic sea-based rocket recovery puts spotlight on local shipbuilder

Unlike conventional vessels, the platform must maintain exceptional stability and positioning accuracy in rough seas.

This drone photo taken last Friday shows the successful capture of the returned first stage of a Long March-10B carrier rocket on a seaborne platform. Photo: Xinhua
This drone photo taken last Friday shows the successful capture of the returned first stage of a Long March-10B carrier rocket on a seaborne platform. Photo: Xinhua

Tech

China Life sets up chip fund to support long-term innovation

The US$737 million yuan fund for semiconductor investment to support chip firms with ‘substantial technical know-how and resources’.

Tech Trends

In China’s electronics hub, a memory chip crisis is hitting consumers hard

Computer vendors in Shenzhen are raising their prices, as the AI boom drives a fivefold jump in the cost of key memory products.

China Economy

How AI is changing the way China’s students select a university degree

This summer, millions of families turned to AI for advice on selecting a degree programme – a role once played by teachers, relatives and consultants.

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Graduates celebrate after a graduation ceremony at Renmin University of China in Beijing. Photo: Xinhua

China EVs

BYD showcases charging technology in 15,000km journey from Rome to Hong Kong

Chinese electric vehicle maker says journey was inspired by travels of Marco Polo more than 750 years ago.

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The fleet of BYD Denza Z9GT cars travelling from Rome to Hong Kong in Istanbul on June 23. Photo: Handout
The fleet of BYD Denza Z9GT cars travelling from Rome to Hong Kong in Istanbul on June 23. Photo: Handout

China Business

Volkswagen China deliveries see 26% drop year on year to lowest point since 2010

The European carmaker is losing ground to domestic EV rivals as it sees its lowest delivery volume in over a decade and half.

Tech

Chinese users praise OpenAI’s new GPT-5.6 for efficiency and performance

The release of the new models signals a broader industry shift towards cost-efficient AI systems designed for enterprise use.

China Economy

China targets wage reform to shield labour market from AI disruptions

Five-year blueprint targets middle-income-group expansion, vocational training and collective wage bargaining to insulate workforce from income inequality.

An engineer trains a humanoid robot to do household tasks at an X Square Robot facility in China’s Guangdong province. Photo: AFP

Tech Trends

What are AI ‘world models’ and why is China becoming a top testing ground?

Increasingly, AI systems are expected to predict how environments will respond to actions before they are taken.

GigaAI specialises in embodied intelligent models. Photo: Handout
GigaAI specialises in embodied intelligent models. Photo: Handout

China Economy

Beijing’s evolving carbon road map balances climate targets and energy security

State Council’s new plan prioritises nuclear and renewable growth to balance surging AI power demand, with climate pledges and aims to overhaul industrial sectors.

Tech Trends

Hong Kong, Macau central to China’s commercial space expansion, GalaxySpace says

The company is pushing for more collaboration between the two cities and Beijing in the commercial space sector.

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China Business

Wuxi AppTec’s upbeat business update boosts stock despite US bill

A presentation persuaded investors that risk of a potential US blacklisting is low while growth in some business areas is ‘unprecedented’.

Shares in Chinese drug research and development group Wuxi AppTec closed up 23.9 per cent on Friday, the most since its listing in 2018. Photo: Reuters
Shares in Chinese drug research and development group Wuxi AppTec closed up 23.9 per cent on Friday, the most since its listing in 2018. Photo: Reuters

Big Tech

China Telecom say AI model with 1 trillion parameters trained with Chinese chips

The state-owned telecoms operator did not reveal what chips it used for its 1 trillion-parameter model, but it has a partnership with Huawei.

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Tech War

Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou back at the helm of firm ahead of next smartphone launch

In her latest tenure as rotating chairwoman, Meng is expected to oversee the launch of Huawei’s next flagship 5G smartphone series, the Mate 70.

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China Business

5 Chinese EV makers set monthly sales records as discounts draw buyers

BYD, Li Auto, Xpeng, Zeekr and Leapmotor posted new monthly delivery records in September as new models and promotions proved enticing.

Employees work on an EV production line at a Leapmotor factory in Jinhua, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province, on September 18, 2024. Photo: AFP
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Oppo expects to roll out generative artificial intelligence functions to its 50 million smartphone users by the end of this year. Photo: Shutterstock

Oppo enters tech pact with top EV maker BYD, acquires AI start-up

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OPINION
Hugh Harsono

Opinion | Why China is seriously cultivating AI entertainment

Hugh Harsono
Tang Meng Kit

Opinion | EU isn’t just selling aircraft to China. It’s helping strengthen a competitor

Tang Meng Kit
David Dodwell

Outside In | How AI is changing the nature of war and conflict

David Dodwell
Bernard Chan

Opinion | Trump’s rants over China’s green energy transition are just hot air

Bernard Chan
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Andy Xie

Opinion | US-China AI war boils down to a contest over electricity

Andy Xie
Jeffrey Wu

Opinion | Are the US’ AI models better than China’s? That may be beside the point

Jeffrey Wu
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