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Zhipu says it has tested GLM-5.3 with security teams in China against real-world codebases, identifying 2,436 vulnerabilities across 269 projects after expert review. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Zhipu launches GLM-5.3 model as China seeks Mythos-level edge in cyber defence

Company says GLM-5.3 outperformed leading US systems in cybersecurity tests, beating Anthropic’s Mythos 5 and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 on CyberGym.

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Alibaba

China’s richest province taps Alibaba to power its AI and chip push

Artificial intelligence

Meta strikes at China’s open AI lead, betting on potential US curbs

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Artificial intelligence

China’s Kimi K3 AI model escapes a closed cyber test: researchers

Kimi K3’s escape did not involve the hacking of an external system, unlike recent breaches by OpenAI and Anthropic models.

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The Kimi K3 incident follows similar ones involving closed frontier models from OpenAI and Anthropic. Photo: Getty Images
The Kimi K3 incident follows similar ones involving closed frontier models from OpenAI and Anthropic. Photo: Getty Images
Cybersecurity

China launches probe into Palo Alto Networks as US trade tensions intensify

The move comes just a day after Beijing imposed sanctions on a string of US firms and tightened controls over the drone supply chain.

2026 Xi-Trump summits

Disputes over AI, robotics, trade mount ahead of planned Xi-Trump summit in US

Tech and trade rifts and forced labour claims test US-China cooperation ahead of Xi Jinping’s planned visit to Washington in September.

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Artificial intelligence

Chinese data centre component firms hammered as US drafts ban

Shares of firms including Zhongji Innolight, newly listed in Hong Kong, dive on news US is working on plan to ban imports from China of new models of their core product.

The stock code of Zhongji Innolight is displayed in Exchange Square, Central, after its Hong Kong listing. Photo: Sam Tsang
The stock code of Zhongji Innolight is displayed in Exchange Square, Central, after its Hong Kong listing. Photo: Sam Tsang
Artificial intelligence

China’s Moonshot AI seeks US$50b round as year-end Hong Kong IPO eyed: sources

Unicorn dismantles offshore structure to pave way for potential listing as investor appetite surges after release of Kimi K3 model.

US-China tech war

China embraces basic science as US downplays it amid AI race

Top official greets scientists doing research from foundational to frontier, with country committed to raising R&D spending by at least 7 per cent a year.

Semiconductors

China boosts chip-design safeguards amid tech self-sufficiency push

Revised rules sharpen penalties and expand rights, underscoring Beijing’s strategy to build resilience across semiconductor and AI ecosystem.

People learn about a reconfigurable AI chip at the permanent exhibition at the Zhongguancun Exhibition Center in Beijing. Photo: Xinhua
Robotics

China’s smart-vacuum giants swept up in US robot ban, hitting top options

Washington’s expanding trade crackdown targets household electronics, focusing crosshairs on overseas firms supplying American homes.

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People watch as a Cyber X robot moves up and down stairs at a Dreame booth during the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, in January. Photo: AFP
People watch as a Cyber X robot moves up and down stairs at a Dreame booth during the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, in January. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

China’s AI road map

China’s artificial intelligence strategy focuses on upgrading traditional sectors and integrating AI deeply in the economy to build an ‘intelligent civilisation’ by 2035.

Robotics

Tesla to benefit from US robot ban as Chinese rivals suffer knockback

Leading Chinese robot makers have ambitious overseas expansion plans, but Washington’s ban may force them to recalibrate.

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Artificial intelligence

Can Anthropic CEO’s chip ban proposal curb China’s AI advancements?

Dario Amodei wants the US to retain its AI advantage over China, highlighting distillation risks and advocating mandatory model safety tests.

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Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei speaks at an AI conference in San Francisco last year. Amodei is urging Washington to tighten chip export bans and clamp down on Chinese "distillation". Photo: Getty Images
China’s private sector

China hits Trip.com with US$765 million antitrust penalty

The country’s biggest online travel services provider is accused of abusing its ‘dominant market position’.

Trip.com reported revenue of 62.4 billion yuan in 2025, up 17 per cent year on year. Photo: Shutterstock
Trip.com reported revenue of 62.4 billion yuan in 2025, up 17 per cent year on year. Photo: Shutterstock
China’s private sector

How Beijing became China’s biggest tech venture capitalist, from AI to chips

China’s tech sector thrives on state-backed investment, reshaping funding dynamics and sparking a debate about balancing risk and innovation.

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Huawei

Huawei’s Tau Scaling Law: a new path amid US sanctions

Company founder Ren Zhengfei says the new framework is crucial for survival, enabling chip advancements without EUV lithography.

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Robotics

US eyes ban on Chinese humanoid robots as US-China tech rivalry intensifies

US House has passed a bill banning the military from using Chinese bots, as Washington ramps up restrictions on Chinese-made technology.

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A humanoid robot made by Chinese firm Agibot is pictured during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. Washington is currently advancing legislation that would ban such systems from being used by the US military. Photo: AFP
A humanoid robot made by Chinese firm Agibot is pictured during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. Washington is currently advancing legislation that would ban such systems from being used by the US military. Photo: AFP
Alibaba

Alibaba vows to appeal US$629m EU fine for breaches of Digital Services Act

The e-commerce firm described the fine as ‘disproportionate’ and said it did not reflect ‘significant, proactive enhancements’ it undertook.

Artificial intelligence

Moonshot AI pushes China closer to US in frontier tech

An overwhelming rush to sign up for Moonshot’s Kimi K3 model underscores how China is rapidly gaining ground on the US in artificial intelligence.

China’s private sector

China to conclude Trip.com antitrust probes as soon as this week, sources say

Market regulator expected to close investigation into top online travel service provider, with potential fines running into billions of yuan.

Trip.com is expected to face fines of up to 6 billion yuan. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

China AI summit hears Global South needs equal access to avoid digital divide

Delegates at the World AI Conference in Shanghai warn fragmentation risks isolating emerging markets and concentrating advanced computing in rich economies.

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The World AI Conference in Shanghai comes amid mounting concerns that a digital divide could exclude emerging markets from critical development opportunities. Photo: Xinhua
The World AI Conference in Shanghai comes amid mounting concerns that a digital divide could exclude emerging markets from critical development opportunities. Photo: Xinhua
Artificial intelligence

Xi Jinping’s keynote speech at the World AI Conference

The Chinese president addressed the opportunities and challenges of AI, urging the country to seize the “rare historic opportunity” of AI-driven growth by embracing technological openness.

Artificial intelligence

Xi Jinping warns against creating ‘new historical injustices’ in AI era

Chinese leader’s presence at World AI Conference signals Beijing’s push to elevate AI from tech priority to pillar of geopolitical strategy.

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Artificial intelligence

Top takeaways from Xi Jinping’s opening address at the World AI Conference

The speech marks the Chinese president’s first-ever keynote address at the nation’s premier artificial intelligence summit.

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the opening ceremony for the World AI Conference in Shanghai on Friday. Photo: EPA
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