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China creates national data company to turbocharge its AI industry
The new firm – based in China’s ‘city of the future’, Xiongan – is tasked with developing a national data industry ecosystem.
20 Oct 2026 - 8:27PM
Mainland China
China gains independent polar satellite link, ending reliance on foreign tech
20 Oct 2026 - 9:19AM
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The AI promise was automation. The reality? Managing digital workers
18 Oct 2026 - 10:14PM
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What will China’s proposed AI tech export bans mean for open-weight technologies?
A key uncertainty is how open-weight AI technologies would be affected by the proposed controls.
17 Oct 2026 - 8:00PM
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China’s proposed export bans and controls of AI technologies aim to tighten Beijing’s grip, experts say. Photo: Getty Images
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China, US discuss AI as chip stock rout hits Asian markets
Chinese and US negotiators are holding regular AI talks as investors ditch once red-hot tech stocks.
15 Oct 2026 - 5:27PM
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Lithography start-up provides glimpse of China’s chipmaking progress
Shanghai-based Langdao Silex displays self-developed EUV light-source system, marking crucial step in Beijing’s chip self-reliance drive.
15 Oct 2026 - 5:32PM
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China approves Alibaba AI models for use in iPhone Duo and other Apple handsets
Apple confirms it will finally launch Apple Intelligence in China in October after years of regulatory delays.
15 Oct 2026 - 5:53PM
A staff member attends to a customer near an advertisement for the iPhone Duo at an Apple Store in Beijing. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence
How China’s factories leap straight into agentic AI and take it global
Manufacturers are bypassing traditional digitalisation and deploying AI agents across operations, Chinese software firm Black Lake says.
12 Oct 2026 - 12:00PM
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What’s in a name? Trump calls it ‘SI’. China calls it ‘human-made’
While the term AI dates back to 1956, the Chinese version offers a different take on the relationship between humans and intelligent machines.
12 Oct 2026 - 3:02PM
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China’s ‘city of the future’, Xiongan, hunting high-value tech firms: sources
New area aims to cultivate five companies valued at or above 10 billion yuan, 10 worth more than 5 billion yuan, and 100 core firms.
7 Oct 2026 - 4:01PM
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As AI floods China’s screens with microdramas, viewers are getting picky
Challenge has shifted from making videos at low cost to standing out in a market saturated with lookalike productions, creators say.
4 Oct 2026 - 10:00AM
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Iconic actress Joey Wong makes a return to the screen – through AI-powered reconstruction. Photo: Handout
Banking & finance
More Chinese banks likely to adopt AI rules after Ping An move: analysts
Other listed mainland lenders are expected to introduce similar governance frameworks as regulators tighten oversight of AI use.
3 Oct 2026 - 11:00AM
Artificial intelligence
Trump wants to stamp out the term ‘artificial intelligence’. Why?
The US president’s insistence on using the term ‘super intelligence’ reflects a wider debate over the technology’s future, analysts say.
2 Oct 2026 - 10:00PM
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China’s AI compute ambitions demand innovation
Expanding China’s intelligent computing capacity fourfold in four years will require advances in power-grid management, domestic chips and software.
2 Oct 2026 - 3:05PM
US-China tech war
Trump relies on AI giants to self-police after ruling out China deal
The ‘White House Accord on Super Intelligence’ reflects Trump’s preferred new term for AI and his long-standing support for light-touch regulation.
30 Sep 2026 - 5:38PM
US President Donald Trump meets top tech and artificial intelligence executives in the White House. Photo: AP
Artificial intelligence
Nvidia, AMD CEOs join Tsinghua advisory board as US-China chip tensions persist
Huang and Su were among three new members appointed to the advisory board of Tsinghua University’s School of Economics and Management.
30 Sep 2026 - 3:19PM
Artificial intelligence
Hong Kong falls behind mainland China in business AI adoption: Accenture
Only one in 10 firms has deployed generative AI across multiple functions, compared with about one in five on the mainland, consultancy says.
29 Sep 2026 - 8:00PM
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US-China tech war
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Will Xi and Trump find common ground on AI risk amid an escalating tech war?
Despite US AI leaders’ warnings over the risks of rapid development, they remain locked in a high-stakes race against each other – and China.
24 Sep 2026 - 11:41AM
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Artificial intelligence
Harness AI to propel manufacturing, Chinese Premier Li Qiang says
Li calls for service platforms to help companies, particularly SMEs, with functions such as industrial design, pilot testing and maintenance.
23 Sep 2026 - 1:41PM
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China plans to ban ‘intimate’ AI companions for teenagers
The latest proposals come two months after China introduced its first dedicated rules governing humanlike AI interaction.
21 Sep 2026 - 5:30PM
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Will US cloud computing restrictions rain on China’s AI parade?
If Washington expands its tech blockade to include cloud networks, China’s AI sector will face its most severe choke point since the chip bans.
21 Sep 2026 - 10:03AM
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How China is turning Hainan from a tourist island into a major aerospace hub
Factories, supercomputing centres and satellite businesses are springing up in the province as officials push to build a fully fledged aerospace ecosystem.
17 Sep 2026 - 11:39AM
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A ploy to entrench US lead? China pushes back on calls for slowdown in AI
Chinese researchers say a slowdown would protect established US incumbents while freezing latecomers out of the market.
15 Sep 2026 - 4:59PM
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Xi touts Brics cooperation on AI as US titans flag tech risks
China’s President Xi Jinping promoted an AI ‘community’ at a Brics summit, while US industry leaders backed the idea of slowing the technology’s development.
14 Sep 2026 - 5:24PM
China technology
China’s five-year plan for its information and communications sector
China plans to grow the revenue of the information and communications sector to 4.1 trillion yuan by 2030.
9 Sep 2026 - 3:05PM
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