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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.
Engineers measure and record the temperature of servers on a digital technology industrial estate in Tianjin, on February 26. Photo: Xinhua
Artificial intelligence

Opinion | World may find itself ‘in a very Chinese time’ of data governance

Beijing’s distinct approach to AI development and its digital economy strategy could help overcome the apparently finite nature of human-generated data.

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Robotics

From phones to humanoid robots: China’s supply chain eyes next growth curve

China manufacturing

How China’s industrial tourism is creating a new generation of tech-savvy kids

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China economy

Opinion | Beyond subsidies: what’s really driving China’s industrial climb

Engineers, supply chain depth and policy execution matter as much as spending for countries chasing advanced manufacturing.

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Employees put a robot through its paces at the Qingdao Humanoid Robot Data Training Centre in Qingdao, Shandong province, on March 23. Photo: Xinhua
Artificial intelligence

ByteDance’s drug unit presents AI-designed therapies at global conferences

Chinese tech giant fields teams in Boston, Rio de Janeiro and Barcelona as its unit unveils frameworks and therapies powered by AI.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Shifting gears: how foreign giants aim to catch up in China’s EV era

International carmakers launch tailored models and accelerate R&D as they scramble to match the speed and sophistication of domestic rivals.

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Venture capital market

Hong Kong tech hub progress ‘significant’, Dalton Venture’s Steve Sun says

City’s measures to retain research talent and encourage the commercialisation of research results ‘gradually taking effect’, venture capitalist says.

Hong Kong’s skyline viewed from Victoria Peak. Photo: Eugene Lee
DJI

No-drone zone: DJI, consumers grapple with Beijing sales ban

Stores empty shelves as e-commerce sites including Alibaba’s Taobao and JD.com stop shipments to comply with ban effective on Friday.

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Banking & finance

From banking to AI, these are the major economic bodies based in China

Amid what China sees as US’ polarising unilateral measures, a push for ‘global governance’ gives rise to a network of multi-country agencies.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Lights, camera, traction: China’s EV race rolls out film-projecting headlights

Ultra-fast charging technology and a wave of smart features are helping Chinese EVs win over overseas buyers.

A GAC Montx concept car is displayed on the opening day of Auto China in Beijing. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

‘It’s hard to compete’: how China is using AI to churn out 500 dramas per day

In China, micro drama companies are harnessing AI to create shows at jaw-dropping speed and cost – often with the help of lavish subsidies.

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A still from the 2024 Chinese micro drama ‘The Divorced Billionaire Heiress’. China’s micro drama producers are now rapidly integrating AI tools to make production of new shows faster and cheaper. Photo: Handout
China society

Opinion | China moves towards better protecting its gig workers

Platforms have outrun legislation but Beijing is pledging better protections for gig workers. Hong Kong is also updating relevant laws.

US-China trade war

From apps to autos: China’s data reach sparks US espionage and sabotage concerns

Washington accused of not doing enough to counter Beijing’s harvesting of key American data and weaponising it as a strategic asset.

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US-China relations

US telecoms agency votes to expand tech crackdown on China

The FCC advanced a proposal to bar all Chinese labs from testing electronics, including phones, cameras and computers, for use in the US.

FCC chairman Brendan Carr delivers a speech in Barcelona in March. Photo: AFP
China’s crackdowns

Is China’s Manus block a warning for other AI firms with global ambitions?

State media has cast the deal as a security concern, while stressing Beijing remains open to foreign investment.

The Manus AI agent app is displayed on mobile phones with the logo of US tech giant Meta in the app interface. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

Chinese firms face pressure on AI investments as US peers’ spending soars

Largest US companies on track for US$700 billion in AI capital expenditures this year, versus about US$105 billion in China.

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Science

Xi urges ‘disruptive innovation’ to boost China amid US tech race

Chinese leader also calls for expanding country’s talent pool and fostering an innovation culture ‘open, inclusive and tolerant of failure’.

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China jobs

Back to the factory? China to retrain 1 million jobless graduates as technicians

China aims to solve its graduate jobs crisis by sending academic students to vocational school. But many young people remain sceptical.

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Technicians train humanoid robots to perform manufacturing work at a facility in eastern China’s Zhejiang province. Photo: Getty Images
Robotics

Video | Sophia the robot makes classical music debut

The AI-themed concert, featuring a robot developed in the city, merged traditional art forms with innovation.

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | How Hong Kong’s institutional strengths can power its 5-year plan

The ‘small government’ era is over. Hong Kong must proactively serve as a super value-adder connecting China and the world.

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US-China relations

US lawmakers warn China is top space rival as race to the moon intensifies

Beijing is using space for ‘diplomacy and influence’, US lawmakers claim amid growing competition with Washington.

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A Kinetica-2 Y1 carrier rocket, also known as the Lijian-2 Y1, with three satellites onboard blasts off from a launch centre in northwestern China. Photo: Xinhua
DeepSeek

‘The whale can now see’: DeepSeek adds AI vision in major move

On DeepSeek’s chat interface, a new ‘image recognition mode’ has been added alongside the ‘expert’ and ‘flash’ chat modes.

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The DeepSeek logo is displayed alongside its AI assistant app on a mobile phone. File photo: Reuters
US-China relations

Are US agents around Trump armed with Chinese red dot sights?

Apparent Holosun optic on security agent’s pistol in photo from correspondents’ dinner prompts US commenters to question Chinese link.

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Semiconductors

Cambricon vaults to China’s costliest stock after profits soar 185% amid AI boom

China’s chip foundries also benefit from the country’s efforts to achieve semiconductor self-reliance.

Future of transport

Video | Cleaner, cheaper EV trucks gain traction in China

The energy shock from the Middle East conflict is transforming China’s trucking and logistics sector.

This picture taken on April 23, 2026 shows a driver returning the charging gun after charging his electric truck at a station in Beijing. At a dusty lot an hour outside Beijing, a steady stream of vehicles come and go for a quick battery charge -- just one node in China’s rapidly expanding network of electric trucks. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP) / To go with AFP story China-tech-logistics-auto-show, FOCUS by Peter CATTERALL
Mainland China

China taps the brakes on robotaxi licences after Wuhan incident: sources

Licensing curbs follow a Wuhan system failure that stranded passengers, as authorities shift focus from rapid roll-out to safety oversight.

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A safety operator sits in the driver’s seat of an Apollo Go robotaxi as the vehicle travels to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport. Photo: Coco Feng
China trade

Beijing touts mineral dominance, boosts autonomy drive, ahead of Trump’s visit

Ministry of Natural Resources boasts world-leading reserves of 14 minerals and vows to keep boosting output and exploration as geopolitical risks weigh on resources.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

BYD, Geely tap global EV demand to escape China price wars

Shares of BYD and Geely rose after they released earnings as the Strait of Hormuz shutdown boosts global demand for Chinese-made electric vehicles.

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