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Artificial intelligence

Chinese AI models led by DeepSeek catch up with US rivals at lower prices

DeepSeek’s model ranks third in performance while offering much cheaper pricing than OpenAI’s top models, according to a benchmarking firm.

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Artificial intelligence

AMD CEO visits China, touts chip compatibility with DeepSeek models

Artificial intelligence

AI start-up challenges Nvidia’s dominance with Beijing support

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Alibaba

Alibaba’s Joe Tsai: Xi’s entrepreneur meeting boosts business confidence

Beijing’s positive signal has solidified the tech giant’s commitment to investing in AI, Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai says.

Alibaba Group Holding chairman Joe Tsai speaks at an event at Singapore’s Changi Airport on Wednesday. Photo: Handout
China-EU relations

‘Open source’ model: why France wants to work closely with China on AI

Paris aims to cooperate with both Beijing and Washington as it seeks to develop into an ‘AI powerhouse’.

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Artificial intelligence

China’s iFlyTek eyes Europe expansion as US trade war heats up

iFlyTek plans to expand in Europe, diversifying its supply chain amid rising US-China trade tensions and aiming for new markets.

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Artificial intelligence

Top scientist urges China to develop alternative to Nvidia software

Li Guojie, a computer scientist from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, also suggests that OpenAI may be hitting the scaling wall.

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Nvidia produces the world’s most popular AI chips. Photo: EPA-EFE
US-China relations

China’s UN chance, ‘don’t poke the dragon’: 7 US-China relations reads

From the new UN vacuum to science fears and a Panama ‘victory’, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in February 2024.

Two Sessions 2025

AI not just for ‘rich countries and the wealthy’, Chinese official says

China will ‘help bridge the technological divide’, spokesman for top legislature says in remarks ahead of annual NPC.

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Smartphones

Chinese smartphone makers turn to Google AI to compete globally

Chinese handset brands are leveraging Google AI to compete with Apple and Samsung, but differentiation is a challenge.

Visitors attend MWC25 in Barcelona, Spain. Photo: EPA-EFE
Artificial intelligence

My Take | After DeepSeek, China gets a leg up in the quest for human-level AI

Will artificial general intelligence (AGI) arrive with a bang or quietly evolve? The answer may have implications in the US-China tech race.

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How AGI emerges could determine the outcome of the US-China AI race, writes SCMP Tech Editor Zhou Xin. Photo: AFP
Two Sessions 2025

With tech the X factor, does the US-China GDP race still matter?

As China’s elite craft policy for 2025, competition with the US has changed – with tech and manufacturing, rather than GDP, the main battleground.

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US-China tech war

Hong Kong to launch 2 AI forums as US-China tech war rages

The city is shifting towards a technology-driven economy to align with Beijing’s strategic goals, with major investments planned for AI.

Artificial intelligence

Alibaba previews new AI model to challenge DeepSeek, OpenAI

The introduction of QwQ-Max-Preview comes as Alibaba pledges to invest US$53 billion on cloud and AI infrastructure in the next three years.

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Alibaba has released a preview of its next AI reasoning model. Photo: AFP
China economy

My Take | China’s secret weapons in a US tech war victory? Talent and supply chains

DeepSeek, Huawei and Unitree represent booming tech industries benefiting from China’s unique advantages in overcoming US sanctions.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei at a symposium that brought together the country’s leading tech entrepreneurs on February 17. Photo: Xinhua
US-China tech war

What did China’s tech titans tell Xi Jinping at the symposium?

Ren Zhengfei from Huawei, Lei Jun from Xiaomi and Wang Xingxing from Unitree all gave speeches at the high-profile meeting.

Huawei

Former Huawei ‘genius youth’ recruit joins Chinese alma mater

Xu Ke’s move follows several high-profile departures of Chinese scientists from top tech companies to join academia.

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Alibaba

Alibaba opens data centre in Mexico, ramping up AI infrastructure expansion

Alibaba’s cloud services unit now has a global infrastructure network of 87 availability zones across 29 regions.

Alibaba Cloud’s latest expansion drive comes at a time when its artificial intelligence capabilities are gaining wide adoption. Photo: Shutterstock
Indonesia

Indonesia aims to create its version of DeepSeek in bid to become AI hub

A senior aide to President Prabowo Subianto says the Indonesian version of the popular Chinese chatbot will be presented soon.

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China technology

My Take | DeepSeek could burst ‘peak China’ myth with AI-driven economic revival

There has been a persistent narrative that China’s economic growth has peaked. The rapid adoption of DeepSeek’s AI models undermines that myth.

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Yuan

Could DeepSeek help China’s yuan dethrone the US dollar?

The tech-heavy US stock market has been one of the pillars supporting the US currency’s global standing.

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Could DeepSeek help China’s yuan dethrone the US dollar? Photo: Shutterstock
DeepSeek

Ready, set, DeepSeek: how China’s economic growth suddenly became tied to AI

Tech innovation has rapidly become key to boosting labour productivity that will be necessary to sustain China’s economic momentum.

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All eyes are on whether Chinese start-up DeepSeek’s AI model will become a turning point for the sector and the economy at large. Photo: Reuters
China-UK relations

Will warmer ties and DeepSeek success boost China-UK economic links?

First UK-China Strategic Dialogue meeting in nearly seven years could help to create climate for further investment.

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DeepSeek

DeepSeek fuels China’s push to cut reliance on Nvidia ecosystem

Chinese chipmakers’ rush to support DeepSeek’s popular AI models is giving a boost to the country’s efforts to cut reliance on US tech.

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Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek founder skips Paris summit as China champions its AI

China’s academics tout the country’s contribution to global AI development, while its hottest start-up avoids the limelight.

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French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
DeepSeek

OpenAI’s Sam Altman says DeepSeek does ‘nice work’ with AI chatbot

The CEO of the ChatGPT creator also says he is going to meet the Chinese start-up, thought not at the AI Action Summit in Paris.

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Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI. Photo: Reuters
China technology

My Take | Why DeepSeek’s true value for China goes beyond AI advance

DeepSeek has far-reaching implications for China’s tech ambitions beyond its immediate achievements.

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DeepSeek

How far will China go to keep top tech brains at home as US rivalry ramps up?

In a global race to innovate, China’s next-generation tech talent needs more than resources – they also need freedom, experts say.

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