Advertisement
Advertisement
TOPIC

China technology

China technology
Latest news, features and opinion on China’s technology industry, including AI, the US-China tech war, 5G, smartphone makers and apps, and issues surrounding China’s Great Firewall.
Deng Yu (far left) and Wang Hong (far right) were awarded the Fields Medals on Thursday, marking the first time Chinese mathematicians have won the honour. The other recipients for 2026 are American John Pardon (second left) and Canada’s Jacob Tsimerman. Photo: Xinhua
Science

Fields Medallists lead new wave of young Chinese scientists in global research

Wang Hong and Deng Yu’s historic Fields Medal win illustrates China’s decades-long investment in scientific talent pipeline, say advocates.

videocam
17
Huawei

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

Business of climate change

Chinese battery giant CATL rides green energy boom as revenue soars 57%

Tencent

Tencent fires WeChat manager after 7-figure bonus leaks online, sparks uproar

Screenshots of the executive’s eye-watering compensation went viral on social media, which Tencent said caused a ‘severe negative impact’.

Tencent Holdings has fired a manager whose seven-figure pay package leaked online, sparking heated discussion on social media. Photo: Shutterstock
China trade

China energy giant expands Korean footprint, helps fuel Seoul’s AI ambitions

The state-owned firm’s new project, independently managed by the company’s South Korean subsidiary, brings its number of power facilities in the country to five.

videocam
Artificial intelligence

China’s Kimi K3 well behind US rivals in cyberattack ability, study shows

Kimi K3’s overall score of 32.2 per cent compares with top, unnamed US models that average 76.2 per cent.

6
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
China stock market

Investors fret as China’s A-share divorces echo Bezos’ Amazon split

Retail investors worry about secondary share-price movements following equity transfers resulting from large shareholders’ divorces.

Retail investors worry more about secondary share-price movements following the divorces of large or controlling shareholders in China's A-share market. 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.

videocam
20
US-China trade war

US senators clash over scope of Chinese connected-vehicle ban

Senator Ted Cruz, chairman of US Senate Committee on Commerce, warns substantial revisions will be needed before bill can become law.

videocam
5
US-China relations

Pentagon expands blacklist to include China’s top civilian universities

Fudan and Shanghai Jiao Tong join Defence Department research blacklist, extending US restrictions beyond military-linked institutions.

videocam
9
The expanded list bars Pentagon-funded researchers from collaborating with listed institutions or using their equipment under new rules. Photo: Handout
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.

videocam
A woman in Beijing walks by a display promoting the Star Market after its establishment in 2019. Photo: AP
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.

6
China society

Opinion | China must address social needs that drive people to AI partners

Instead of just addressing AI misuse on a surface level, policymakers should explore how to support those seeking social comfort.

videocam
US-China relations

Trump to steer billions from universities to AI and individual scientists

White House says overhaul will back AI and researchers to restore the US scientific edge as Beijing closes the innovation gap.

videocam
US President Donald Trump displays an executive order launching the AI-focused Genesis Mission on November 24, 2025. Photo: Reuters
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’.

videocam
44
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
China-EU relations

China, EU pushing ahead on joint research despite trade tensions

Joint 2025-2027 research agreement covers climate and agriculture, state media says, signalling will to collaborate in spite of differences.

China-EU relations

Beijing vows to protect Chinese firms after EU hits Alibaba unit with fine

Commerce officials decry “discriminatory” barriers as source says firm had hired several outside consultants to vet goods and curb counterfeits.

videocam
17
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
China-EU relations

Inspectors checking workers’ papers at BYD factory site in Hungary: source

Country’s new prime minister has launched an investigation into the Chinese electric vehicle giant’s investment in Hungary.

videocam
6
Then Hungarian foreign minister Peter Szijjarto at a meeting with Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Budapest in February. Photo: AFP
Robotics

Chinese robot maker AgiBot targets a listing in Hong Kong’s booming market

Leading robot maker plans a Hong Kong IPO with Citic, CICC, and Morgan Stanley as sponsors.

Artificial intelligence

China’s Moonshot AI accelerates fundraising push ahead of planned IPO: source

Per a source, the company closes fundraising round at US$30 billion valuation, as it signals it may go public in next six months.

Electric & new energy vehicles

China sets sights on carbon-guzzling transport sector with new green initiative

China wants at least 1.6 million electric heavy-goods vehicles on the road by 2030, as it pushes to decarbonise its vast road freight sector.

videocam
16
A fleet of Chinese-made electric trucks are deployed at the construction site of a new airport in Ethiopia. Photo: Xinhua
Artificial intelligence

Heat, hardware and high stakes at China’s World AI Conference

SCMP’s Ann Cao just finished covering her sixth WAIC in Shanghai, and is looking forward to the next one.

videocam
Humanoid robots developed by OpenMind Robotics at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on Saturday. Photo: AFP
Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s EV makers went from small fry to big shots. Can others do the same?

The global green shift is providing a way for emerging economies to catch up with global powerhouses, with help from China’s supply chain.

videocam
4
US-China relations

Crawfish soup on Mars? US Senate hears worries over China’s scientific ambitions

Republicans point to Beijing’s rising research spending, while Democrats warn Trump’s funding cuts could erode America’s ability to compete.

videocam
8
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.

videocam
4
China’s latest AI model advancements have forced Washington to ponder its next move in the global artificial intelligence race. Image: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Another ‘DeepSeek moment’? What China’s Kimi K3 means for the global AI industry

The new model from Moonshot AI has revived doubts over Silicon Valley’s cost-heavy strategy, but analysts expect demand for compute to keep rising.

videocam
7
Kimi K3 is an advanced chatbot developed by Moonshot AI, a Chinese technology company backed by Alibaba Group Holding. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong stock market

Zhongji Innolight already has 30 cornerstone investors for US$8b IPO: sources

The Chinese firm is aiming to raise US$8 billion in its Hong Kong listing on July 30, making it the city’s biggest share sale in seven years.

Zhipu AI

Zhipu shares surge 37% as firm builds giant data centre powered by Chinese chips

The Chinese AI firm’s stock price has rebounded amid reports it has completed a 1-gigawatt computing centre using only domestic chips.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Help preserve 120 years of quality journalism.
SUPPORT NOW
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement