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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.

Chinese AI developers are largely pursuing an open-source approach, releasing the weights of their models for end-users to freely deploy and modify. Photo: Shutterstock

Tech Trends

China’s open-source AI models rival US giants, making engagement urgent: report

The report calls on US actors to engage with Chinese firms as the AI landscape continues to evolve.

17 Dec 2025 - 9:16PM

Are Chinese biotechs what the doctor ordered as Big Pharma faces ‘patent cliff’?

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China’s humanoid arms race: start-ups debut robots for stores, offices and factories

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Tech Trends

China’s Sugon launches AI infrastructure to rival platforms from Nvidia, Huawei

The Beijing-based supercomputer maker says its scaleX platform represents China’s first 10,000-card AI supercluster.

19 Dec 2025 - 10:00PM

Supercomputer maker Sugon launches scaleX platform at an event in Kunshan, a city in eastern Jiangsu province. Photo: Handout

Tech War

China eyes mastery of EUV lithography, bolstering AI chip ambitions: analysts

‘As the semiconductor dream has become a national security issue, I would not underestimate China’s ambition,’ Natixis analyst Gary Ng says.

19 Dec 2025 - 8:00PM

China Business

BeOne Medicines names R&D chief Wang Lai as co-president amid global expansion

BeOne generated global revenue of about US$3.8 billion last year, driven by its flagship products Brukinsa and Tevimbra.

19 Dec 2025 - 6:43PM

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Banking & Finance

Chinese AI, chip start-ups court global investors with Hong Kong listing plans

GigaDevice and Montage are each aiming to raise as much as US$1 billion from Hong Kong listings as early as January, report says.

19 Dec 2025 - 4:30PM

The MetaX booth at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, July 26, 2025. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images

Tech War

US launches review of Nvidia’s H200 chip sales to China: sources

The inter-agency licensing review involves the US departments of Commerce, State, Energy and Defence.

19 Dec 2025 - 3:35PM

Banking & Finance

Sanofi signs with Hong Kong biotech firm Insilico to spur AI drug discovery

French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi will collaborate with Hong Kong-based biotech firm Insilico Medicine in a deal worth up to US$1.2 billion to speed up the drug-discovery process using artificial intelligence.

19 Dec 2025 - 11:24AMvideocam

China Business

Exclusive | Hong Kong’s Insilico, Aramco to partner on sustainable fuels and materials

AI drug discovery unicorn Insilico Medicine is set to sign a deal with Saudi Arabia’s Aramco and a subsidiary during Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu’s official visit to the country.

19 Dec 2025 - 11:22AMvideocam

Insilico opened a regional research centre in Abu Dhabi this month. The opening ceremony was attended by Alex Zhavoronkov, Insilico’s co-founder and CEO, Omar Al Olama, the UAE’s Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, Ahmed Baghoum, the acting CEO of Masdar City, and Alex Aliper, Insilico’s co-founder and president. Photo: Handout

China Business

China’s pharmaceutical industry transforms into a global innovation powerhouse

The China Pharmaceutical Innovation and Invention Index, a new gauge, highlights top drug makers on the mainland for the first time.

19 Dec 2025 - 8:30AM

China is gaining a solid reputation as a pharmaceutical innovation hub, according to global consultancy Idea Pharma. Photo: AP

Tech

China to remain biggest buyer of chipmaking equipment through 2027: SEMI

China chipmakers are projected to continue outspending the world on wafer fab equipment through 2027, report says.

19 Dec 2025 - 7:00AM

Tech Trends

SenseTime pushes open-source AI model to provide a ‘smart brain’ for every robot

The Chinese AI pioneer also releases first robot dogs under new venture Ace Robotics.

19 Dec 2025 - 2:51PM

Big Tech

CATL marks trailblazing deployment of humanoid robots at scale in China plant

The initiative underscores the growing use of intelligent Chinese-made robots in the country’s manufacturing industry.

18 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM

Built by start-up Spirit AI, the Xiaomo humanoid robot works on the assembly line of electric vehicle battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology. Photo: CATL

Business

Alibaba deepens ecosystem with Qwen-Amap tie-up for routes, restaurants and more

The integration marks Alibaba’s first full tie-in for Qwen, as the company pushes for more synergy across its sprawling consumer platforms.

18 Dec 2025 - 8:30PM

Amap has become the first Alibaba ecosystem service to be fully integrated with its Qwen app. Photo: Handout

Tech Trends

ByteDance AI model usage grows over tenfold on strong demand from Chinese firms

‘AI is being adopted at an unprecedented speed,’ Tan Dai, president at cloud unit Volcano Engine, says.

18 Dec 2025 - 8:56PM

Tech Trends

AI agent maker Manus hits US$100 million revenue milestone in 9 months

Manus 1.5, launched in October, boasts improvements in speed and reliability across research and web development tasks.

18 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM

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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’.

29 Sep 2024 - 4:15PM

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.

30 Sep 2024 - 10:24PM

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.

1 Oct 2024 - 8:00PMvideocam

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.

2 Oct 2024 - 9:26AM

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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