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Explore cutting-edge AI developments in China that are transforming various industries and reshaping the future.
China’s AI road map
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.

Banking & finance

Finance firms set to pour more into AI amid ‘data divide’ fears

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Education in Hong Kong

AI major focus as Hong Kong funds record 12 university research projects

Artificial intelligence

Opinion | China should lean into its defining AI advantage – accessibility

Chinese systems need not top every benchmark before becoming major suppliers of the world’s artificial intelligence infrastructure.

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People walk past Qwen’s booth during the 2026 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on March 2. Chinese open-weight models accounted for 41 per cent of downloads on Hugging Face in the year to February 2026, compared with 36.5 per cent for American models. Photo: Xinhua
US-China relations

Should China aim for the lead in making AI rules for the world?

Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 has exposed gaps in global governance, and the first and best will win, Chinese institute says.

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US-China trade war

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang meets US officials as issues grow over China chip access

Washington visit comes amid investigation into whether restricted processors were used to train Moonshot AI models.

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US-China relations

Exclusive: The Jacob Helberg interview

In this exclusive interview, US Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg discusses the AI battle between Washington and Beijing, talks American efforts to end dependence on China’s rare earths, and gives a commitment to the Philippines on the Pax Silica Initiative.

Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg speaks at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, in February 2026. Photo: AP
Alibaba

From CXMT to Zhipu AI, Alibaba’s strategic investments are paying off

The company’s strategic shift to AI and chip investments is not only yielding significant returns, but also boosting its tech portfolio.

Technology

Opinion | Hugging Face attack: Chinese rescue shows value of open AI governance

Closed models aren’t inherently safer. As AI capabilities outpace governance, nations must cooperate to manage growing risks.

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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
US-China relations

US congressional group plans annual visits to China after trade trip

The fact-finding mission by members of a congressional advisory body to Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou was the first of its kind since 2019.

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A US congressional advisory panel focused on China has returned from their trip. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Backlash vs boom: US, China townships diverge in the global AI data centre race

In China there is a nationwide scramble for data centres, with some major cities losing out to towns and counties for new investments.

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Technology

Opinion | The West is debating AI’s future with half the world absent

Any meaningful debate must include China, where the AI experiment is also running, at greater speed and scale and with different results.

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US-China trade war

Nvidia, Palantir, Meta warn about ‘premature restrictions’ of open-weight models

Top US tech companies urge policymakers in open letter not to undermine competition and drive more users to Chinese AI systems.

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Nvidia was one of the giant US tech companies to sign an open letter urging policymakers to avoid "premature restrictions" on open-weight models. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China trade war

More Americans think China is world leader in AI, new survey reveals

Findings come as AI race between Washington and Beijing ramps up and with technology high on agenda at planned Trump-Xi summit in September.

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Findings from a Pew Research Centre survey reveal that more than one-third of Americans see China, rather than the United States, as the global leader in artificial intelligence. Photo: Shutterstock
Banking & finance

Shanghai to launch ‘choke point’ tech funds, relax some pre-profit listing rules

The city will unveil dedicated funds and new offshore yuan channels while allowing pre-profit AI and nuclear fusion start-ups to list on the Star Market.

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Artificial intelligence

Opinion | Why it’s dangerous to see AI as humanlike

The foremost ethical concern is deception. Treating AI systems as humanlike risks the lives of vulnerable people.

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US-China trade war

Trump tech official accuses China’s Moonshot AI of stealing from Anthropic

Michael Kratsios alleges Beijing-based company targeted Anthropic’s most powerful model, Claude Fable 5, through large-scale ‘distillation’.

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The Trump administration claims that outputs from Anthropic’s most powerful model, Claude Fable 5, have been incorporated into Moonshot AI's new Kimi K3 model. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China trade war

As US-Chinese AI model gap narrows, what next for Washington?

China’s major advances in artificial intelligence have intensified pressure on US rivals, leaving American AI policy at a crucial crossroads.

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China exports

‘Made in China’ increasingly a symbol for hi-tech and high value

Led by robots and EVs, the country’s move up the industrial value chain is gaining momentum, June’s industrial export figures show.

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Artificial intelligence

Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 faces GPU crunch amid US-China tech rivalry

Chinese start-up pauses Kimi K3 subscriptions due to surging demand and compute shortages, highlighting the country’s AI chip challenges.

A Kimi logo is seen on a screen at the Moonshot AI stand, featuring the Kimi K3 model, at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on Saturday. Photo: AFP
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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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for a group photo with other attendees before the opening ceremony for the World AI Conference in Shanghai on Friday. Photo: AP
Artificial intelligence

BrainCo claims mind-to-robot link at China’s World AI Conference

Hangzhou-based firm says users can control robots using only their thoughts via EEG headsets, marking a leap in embodied AI tech.

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.

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Education in Hong Kong

Opinion | Hong Kong’s AI education blueprint is a start – but schools need more

A pedagogical framework, case studies and genuine collaboration between the authorities, researchers, school leaders and teachers are vital.

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Primary schoolchildren interact with an AI robotic dog during an education and learning expo on December 11, 2024. Photo: Nora Tam
Shanghai

Shanghai’s computing-grid coordination marks a national first

Led by State Grid’s local subsidiary, trial marks the largest single city-level adjustment of computing power load, says official newspaper.

Shanghai has pioneered the synergisation of computing centres with the power grid for peak-load management – a national first – as part of Beijing’s push to enhance computing-grid coordination. Photo: Handout
US-China trade war

US must act quickly to counter China’s growing tech progress, lawmakers told

Analysts claim Washington needs to slow down Chinese momentum and speed up US technology advances now or fall well behind the Asian giant.

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Technology

Opinion | Clash of the tech titans: China’s quiet industry vs loud US innovation

At the heart of the battle for AI dominance is a deeper contest between two very different leadership styles.

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