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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.
DeepSeek has unveiled a new approach to improving reasoning AI models amid anticipation for the release of the follow-up to its popular R1 model. Photo: AFP
DeepSeek

DeepSeek unveils new AI reasoning method amid anticipation for R2 model

In collaboration with Tsinghua University, DeepSeek developed a technique combining reasoning methods to guide AI models towards human preferences.

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Stocks

US Treasury chief Bessent: stock market drop a ‘Mag 7’ problem, not a Maga one

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Artificial intelligence

Deconstructing art: as China’s iconic Dafen village reels, AI takes orders

Alibaba

How Alibaba is transforming into a catalyst for China’s AI boom

By empowering innovations through its own technology and supporting former employees, the tech giant is reshaping China’s AI landscape.

Alibaba is showing itself as an enabler of AI innovations. Illustration: Henry Wong
Hong Kong

Editorial | Facial recognition in China calls for protective measures

Hong Kong needs to bear this in mind as mainland China brings in new rules to ease public concerns.

US-China trade war

Trump extends TikTok deadline, says China is ‘unhappy’ about tariffs

US president says White House ‘has been working very hard on a Deal to SAVE TIKTOK’, and is willing to talk to Beijing about it.

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Science

World’s first 1-nanometre RISC-V chip made in China with 2D materials

China’s chip industry has reached a major milestone after scientists developed the world’s most complex semiconductor microprocessor.

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Chinese scientists have had a breakthrough in 2D chip development. Photo: Shutterstock
E-commerce

Trump tariffs, ‘de minimis’ exemption end challenge China’s e-commerce merchants

The policy changes affect many of China’s 120,000 online exporters, whose major market is the United States.

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Huawei

Huawei’s ternary logic patent uses an old idea to improve AI chip design

The approach could be used to reduce the number of transistors on a chip, thus reducing energy consumption.

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Fintech

Hong Kong online broker Futu launches DeepSeek-powered tools

Firm joins around 20 Chinese brokers and fund managers, including Sinolink Securities and CICC Wealth Management, in embracing DeepSeek.

A Futu Securities branch in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, is pictured on October 18, 2024. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | Carbon tax no longer an option for Hong Kong but a necessity

Readers discuss how a carbon tax can help the city meet its climate targets, the impact of a sales tax, and China’s top-down science strategy.

A container ship sails through Hong Kong waters on April 2. A carbon tax is a powerful tool for pricing emissions and creating economic incentives for greener behaviour. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

Quora-like platform Zhihu bets on AI to become China’s X and LinkedIn

‘In the era of AI, the influence of high-quality content will only grow,’ finance chief Wang Han says in an interview with the Post.

Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s lidar sensor firms Hesai, RoboSense stand to gain after fatal EV crash

Adoption of the laser-based sensors will increase as consumers demand safe self-driving systems, analysts say.

Semiconductors

China’s Loongson unveils ‘AI era’ chips amid self-sufficiency drive

The new processors integrate Loongson’s central processing unit cores, which are based on its in-house instruction set architecture.

The Chinese flag is shown on a CPU in this illustration picture. Photo: Shutterstock Images
China trade

How Malaysia became the engine powering China’s AI ambitions

China’s tech giants are rushing to build data centres in Malaysia, which offers cheap energy and access to cutting-edge chips.

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China economy

Opinion | Despite hurdles, China’s ambition for global leadership role is clear

From the ‘two sessions’ to Boao Forum, Beijing is promoting tech independence, green innovation and support for developing nations.

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Robotics

Ex-Google engineer joins Shanghai’s AgiBot to lead advanced AI research

Newly appointed AgiBot chief scientist Luo Jianlan, who previously worked at Google, spearheads the advanced AI research effort.

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Xiaomi

Video | Fatal crash involving Xiaomi SU7 EV

Chinese tech giant says it submitted driving data and relevant operational information to the police, and it deeply regrets the tragedy involving its first car

Xiaomi to cooperate with police after fatal crash involving self-drive feature on SU7 EV
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Science

On way to nuclear fusion, Chinese HL-3 reactor hits ‘dual 100 million degrees’

‘These systems now rank among the best in the world, and they’ve helped set multiple records in China’s fusion research,’ chief designer says.

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Alibaba

Alibaba’s Qwen3 AI model coming this month, sources say

The latest upgrade to the Qwen family of models will include a mixture-of-experts version and one with just 600 million parameters for mobile devices.

TikTok

White House to discuss TikTok sale in meeting on Wednesday

The leading plan is for the biggest non-Chinese investors in ByteDance to raise their stakes and acquire TikTok’s US operations, sources say.

US President Donald Trump is set to weigh plans for a sale of TikTok’s US business ahead of a deadline on Saturday. Photo: AFP
ByteDance

ByteDance-owned Douyin sheds light on algorithm amid regulatory pressure

The Chinese version of TikTok has launched a special website that explains how the app recommends and ‘moderates’ content for its users.

Algorithms track users’ behaviour – including likes, follows, shares and the period of time one watches a video – to predict their preferences, according to Douyin. Photo: Shutterstock
ZTE

China’s ZTE names Fang Rong as chairman amid AI pivot, revenue drop

The telecoms industry veteran’s ascension reflects ZTE’s efforts to revive its fortunes in 2025 via its AI strategy.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Xiaomi car crash involving self-driving feature sparks concerns in China

Company says it submitted the driving data and relevant operational information to the police and deeply regrets the tragedy.

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Alibaba

Alibaba woos back DingTalk founder to lead office app’s AI push

Chen Hang, who created the app in 2015, will return as DingTalk CEO as Alibaba plans to take a stake in the entrepreneur’s start-up.

DingTalk is increasingly leaning into artificial intelligence to align with Alibaba’s new priorities. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Guangdong boosts AI and robotics subsidies after DeepSeek’s success

A new initiative seeks to position Guangdong as a ‘global highland’ for AI and robotics, following DeepSeek’s success.

A staff member tests a humanoid robot from a company based in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. Photo: Xinhua
5G

China makes advances in commercialisation of brain-computer interface technology

The semi-invasive system developed by CIBR and its affiliated start-up NeuCyber NeuroTech have completed their first three human implants.

Made in China 2025

Stay humble? China ranks itself 10th in new global innovation league table

But China has risen up the rankings faster than any other nation over the past 12 years, according to the report.

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