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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.
7 Aug 2026 - 6:37PM
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Cybersecurity
China launches probe into Palo Alto Networks as US trade tensions intensify
6 Aug 2026 - 6:40PM
2026 Xi-Trump summits
Disputes over AI, robotics, trade mount ahead of planned Xi-Trump summit in US
5 Aug 2026 - 9:00PM
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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.
5 Aug 2026 - 5:32PM
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.
5 Aug 2026 - 3:24PM
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.
4 Aug 2026 - 5:00PM
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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.
3 Aug 2026 - 8:18PM
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.
30 Jul 2026 - 9:30PM
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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.
30 Jul 2026 - 4:40PM
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.
30 Jul 2026 - 10:10AM
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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.
28 Jul 2026 - 3:17PM
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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’.
25 Jul 2026 - 4:50PM
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.
25 Jul 2026 - 10:05AM
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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.
24 Jul 2026 - 10:30PM
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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.
23 Jul 2026 - 7:35PM
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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
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.
21 Jul 2026 - 12:04AM
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.
21 Jul 2026 - 11:27AM
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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.
20 Jul 2026 - 1:00PM
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.
18 Jul 2026 - 9:49PM
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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.
17 Jul 2026 - 4:54PM
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.
17 Jul 2026 - 4:16PM
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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.
17 Jul 2026 - 11:40AM
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the opening ceremony for the World AI Conference in Shanghai on Friday. Photo: EPA
Artificial intelligence
Xi Jinping says ‘one country’ cannot monopolise AI – as it happened
President’s personal attendance seen as a sign of China’s inclusion of artificial intelligence into broader geopolitical strategy.
17 Jul 2026 - 11:12AM
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Artificial intelligence
China approves Apple Intelligence for iPhones, with Alibaba, Baidu as partners
After a two-year delay, the iPhone maker is cleared to deploy AI tools on its smartphones by tapping Alibaba and Baidu’s capabilities.
15 Jul 2026 - 7:48PM
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Blockchain
Hong Kong steps up its crypto hub challenge with tokenised fund
As the city looks to challenge the US as a global crypto hub, Baillie Gifford says the SFC has approved its blockchain-based tokenised fund.
16 Jul 2026 - 9:45AM
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