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ByteDance

Exclusive | ByteDance to expand massive AI data centre cluster in Inner Mongolia: source

As Chinese tech giants ramp up artificial intelligence spending, TikTok’s parent company is set to expand data centres in Ulanqab.

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Artificial intelligence

US tech chiefs Huang, Musk warn against AI curbs amid race with China

Semiconductors

Attack the chokepoints: how years of US export curbs reshaped China’s tech scene

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US-China tech war

China urges global AI cooperation, not rivalry, ahead of Xi-Trump summit

With the high-stakes meeting just weeks away and tech tensions escalating, Beijing uses a G20 ministerial forum to advocate collaboration on the emerging technology.

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China’s Minister of Science and Technology Yin Hejun joins other delegates at the G20 Innovation Ministerial summit in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, US, on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
China’s Minister of Science and Technology Yin Hejun joins other delegates at the G20 Innovation Ministerial summit in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, US, on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

Frontier AI at a cost: what Anthropic’s Fable 5.1 means for US-China model race

The US firm’s new models claim top position on leading benchmarks, though steep operating costs against Chinese rivals highlight a growing divide.

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Semiconductors

China’s No 2 foundry Hua Hong invests US$2b to expand capacity amid AI demand

Project is via a joint venture with state-backed investment entities under China’s National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund.

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Semiconductors

China’s AMEC unveils 6 chip-making machines in a day in self-reliance boost

A rapid R&D drive is powering the firm’s transition beyond its core business.

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Chinese chip equipment giant Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) unveils six new tools in a single day as the company accelerates research and development. Photo: Weibo
Chinese chip equipment giant Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) unveils six new tools in a single day as the company accelerates research and development. Photo: Weibo
Artificial intelligence

Chinese internet giants set to reap AI profits in 2 to 3 years, UBS says

Despite short term macro headwinds, vast user bases and costs are positioning Chinese firms for gains.

Artificial intelligence

OpenAI executive urges US-China AI safety talks ahead of Trump-Xi summit

Dean Ball, a former White House adviser, says the window for cooperation will ‘widen’ in next few months but will not stay open forever.

Artificial intelligence

Manus resumes solo operations after collapse of US$2 billion Meta deal

The AI start-up said its founders would continue to lead the firm as an ‘independent agent lab’, after Beijing torpedoed its acquisition by Meta.

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AI agent start-up Manus has resumed independent operations after unwinding its acquisition by Meta Platforms. Photo: Reuters
Z.ai

Chinese AI firm Z.ai posts 400% revenue jump as total losses narrow

First-half revenue from cloud-based deployment services soared over 2,700 per cent year on year.

Z.ai’s full-year sales were expected to expand 514 per cent, according to analysts’ estimates. Photo: Shutterstock
Z.ai’s full-year sales were expected to expand 514 per cent, according to analysts’ estimates. Photo: Shutterstock
China's space programme

As China-US space race heats up, Shanghai unveils space-computing hub

Songjiang is already a vital link in China’s satellite supply chain as home to SpaceSail, the low-Earth-orbit challenger to SpaceX’s Starlink.

Semiconductors

CXMT vs Pentagon: how China’s tech firms are challenging US blacklists in court

Chipmaker CXMT has sued the US government to be removed from a Pentagon blacklist – joining a wave of legal challenges by Chinese tech firms.

Semiconductors

China’s chip supply chain ‘safer’ amid self-sufficiency drive: top planner

Beijing will leverage its ‘whole nation’ approach under the 15th five-year plan to achieve breakthroughs in core technologies, official says.

A technician works on the semiconductor production line of Chongqing Pingwei Semiconductor Co, on July 29, 2026. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
Alibaba

Alibaba pushes into South America’s AI market with launch of Brazil data centres

The Chinese tech giant is rapidly building AI infrastructure in emerging markets amid an intensifying US-China tech rivalry.

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Alibaba Group Holding has pledged to invest US$56 billion to build AI infrastructure. Photo: Handout
Alibaba Group Holding has pledged to invest US$56 billion to build AI infrastructure. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

Gates pitches US-China AI cooperation ahead of Xi meeting

The Microsoft co-founder may travel to Beijing in November as he seeks support for global cooperation on managing potential AI risks.

Artificial intelligence

Zhipu’s viral Ox Alpha AI model runs entirely on Chinese chips

Model shows China can scale AI on domestic chips, setting a usage record as Beijing pushes to cut reliance on US hardware.

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Semiconductors

Nvidia ships first H200 chips to China, expects no data-centre computing revenue

AI chipmaker upbeat on global demand, saying it expects revenue to grow by about 70 per cent in 2028 financial year.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in Tokyo last month. Photo: Reuters
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in Tokyo last month. Photo: Reuters
China's space programme

Moon mission delay a hiccup, but there’s no stopping Chinese rocket city’s rise

Rocket launches transform Wenchang from a farming community to a booming space city, drawing tourists and skilled workers in droves.

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Semiconductors

China’s advanced chip deficit to shrink from 92% to 34% by 2035, Goldman says

The increase will be driven by aggressive capacity expansion at SMIC, China’s largest contract chipmaker, as well as improving yields.

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Banking & finance

Alibaba’s record stock sale adds to Hong Kong tech flood

The Chinese tech giant will use the US$10.2 billion in proceeds raised to help fund its artificial intelligence buildout.

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Semiconductors

Cut off from Europe, Nexperia China eyes self-reliance through domestic wafers

The Chinese division is betting on a high-stakes, home-grown supply chain pivot to bypass suspended European wafer shipments.

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An employee works with a wafer on a production line of semiconductor firm Nexperia in Hamburg, Germany, on June 27, 2024. Photo: Reuters
An employee works with a wafer on a production line of semiconductor firm Nexperia in Hamburg, Germany, on June 27, 2024. Photo: Reuters
Alibaba

Top Alibaba executives purchase US$15m in shares following landmark AI placement

The personal investments from Joe Tsai and Eddie Wu follow firm’s 710 million share sale, one of China’s largest AI fundraising efforts.

US-China tech war

As talent tug of war rages, who are China’s most generous tech employers?

Companies are rolling out an unprecedented wave of stock grants amid fierce domestic headhunting and an intensifying US-China tech race.

China’s private sector

China clears Geely for landmark satellite test to spur commercial space drive

Geespace secures a two-year satellite IoT trial from MIIT, the first approval for a private Chinese firm.

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A rendering of Geespace’s push to deploy proprietary orbital networks. Photo: Handout
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