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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.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
In this photo illustration taken February 27, 2021, the Ant Group logo is seen on a mobile phone screen. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Ant Group

Ant Group splits Alipay into two business units in latest restructuring move

The company will adopt a ‘rotating presidential system’ for the two new businesses, with each unit president serving a six-month term.

E-commerce

Amazon asks Chinese sellers not to offer cheaper prices on Temu

Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s CATL launches EV chassis that can withstand high-speed crash

Foxconn

Foxconn invests in EV battery plant in China’s iPhone city

The US$82 million capital injection marks the Taiwanese giant’s latest foray into the electric-vehicle sector.

The Foxconn building in Taipei. Photo: Reuters
US-China tech war

Chinese surveillance tech firm Dahua exits projects in Xinjiang

The company was added to a US trade blacklist in 2019 on claims it aided in human rights abuses in Xinjiang.

US-China relations

US launches trade investigation into China’s ‘legacy’ chips

Trade agency say ‘evidence indicates’ that China seeks to dominate domestic and global chip markets.

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Science

China-born biologist Wang Cunyu returns from decades in US to head institute

Wang was recognised by Science magazine in 1996 for his work on cancer cell death.

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Wang Cunyu, a member of the US National Academy of Medicine, left China for the US in 1990. He has returned to develop Peking University’s Institute of Advanced Clinical Medicine. Photo: Handout
Smartphones

China’s foldable smartphone shipment growth slows amid global dip in demand

Huawei remains the bestselling foldable smartphone vendor in China, accounting for around half of total domestic shipments.

Robotics

China’s industrial robot sales shrink on ‘tightening demand’

Total industrial robot deliveries this year are estimated to reach 300,000 units, down 5 per cent from 2023.

China economy

Opinion | China can’t rely on technology as a panacea for economic recovery

As weak consumption hinders economic growth, policymakers must consider improving labour rights and wealth distribution to boost demand.

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Science

Chinese scientists look at desert ant to create ultra-thin light sensor chip

Thin, crystalline films inspired by polarisation vision of desert ants helps team to beat bulkiness challenge, Science Advances paper says.

Photoreceptor cells in desert ants’ eyes helps them to find their way across barren deserts without landmarks. Photo: Shutterstock
TikTok ban

Trump favours keeping TikTok in US after ‘billions of views’ during election

US president-elect offers strongest signals yet that he opposes a potential exit of TikTok from the US market.

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China airliners

China’s C919 jet faces key test as it spreads its wings to 10 major cities

The Chinese passenger aircraft is now flying to 10 major cities as it seeks to convince Western regulators of its reliability.

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Artificial intelligence

The ‘AI Olympics’ gets new hurdles in Canada as US-China tech war plays out

Chinese researchers and companies such as ByteDance made up a greater share of the 37-year-old AI conference this year, but some could not secure visas.

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The 37-year-old NeurIPS conference has taken on greater significance since the launch of ChatGPT spurred greater investment in generative artificial intelligence. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

China faces AI talent shortage in otherwise booming industry, report finds

A quarter of ‘new economy’ job openings this year on the Maimai platform have been directly related to AI, as Big Tech firms fight for top talent.

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AI has emerged as a bright spot in a bleak domestic job market in China’s “new economy”. Photo: Shutterstock
Science

How the launch of China’s GuoWang satellites differs from its US Starlink rival

Details have emerged on the key distinctions between China’s recent internet satellite launch and SpaceX’s constellation.

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Artificial intelligence

Chinese-owned Character.ai rival vanishes from US App Store

Talkie, a popular AI companion app developed by Shanghai start-up MiniMax, has been removed from Apple’s store in the US.

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E-commerce

China’s tax authority to demand online influencer, merchant revenue numbers

A newly proposed regulation would require internet platform operators to report revenue information about users.

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Live streamer Viya Huang Wei sells goods on Taobao in 2019. The Chinese influencer was fined US$210 million in 2021 for tax evasion. Photo: Getty Images
Tencent

Tencent and smartphone maker Honor team up on AI while Apple lags behind

Tencent is providing cloud computing resources to strengthen Honor’s AI offerings while Apple Intelligence is still absent in China.

China trade

‘Resilient’ trade gains see Shenzhen poised to overtake Shanghai despite US tech siege

Total trade value in city dubbed China’s Silicon Valley surged past 4 trillion yuan from January to November, with a record year-on-year increase.

China's economic recovery

How China manages big data is changing, as new state-owned firm takes the helm

Restrictive ‘data silos’ have impeded logistics and hindered commercialisation of data, but a new centrally managed company aims to tear down barriers.

China is looking to build a huge platform for data sharing among highways, railways, waterways, aviation and ports. Photo: Xinhua
Tencent

China’s super app WeChat flexes e-commerce muscles with gift feature

The new function could be Tencent’s next big hit after electronic red packets, says one merchant.

Visitors at a shopping centre in Beijing on Sunday. Photo: AP Photo
Artificial intelligence

Shenzhen showers AI companies, workers with cash to boost local industry

Municipal government issues a slew of new policies including tens of millions of dollars in subsidies to promote AI development.

US-China relations

Opinion | US-China science pact renewal a ray of hope amid techno-nationalism

The pact sustains targeted collaboration, but it also risks reinforcing emerging scientific blocs, potentially reshaping the global research landscape.

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US-China relations

US restrictions on outbound investments to China scrapped from spending bill

Earlier version had included provisions on overseas transactions involving China in sectors like chips, quantum technology and AI.

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The US Capitol in Washington, where members of Congress must pass a temporary spending bill to avert a shutdown of the American government. Photo: EPA-EFE
US-China relations

US investigates China’s TP-Link, maker of Wi-fi routers, after cyberattacks

Security concerns over a network equipment manufacturer that controls more than 60 per cent of the US market for home internet routers.

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TP-Link controls more than 60 percent of the US Wi-Fi router market. Photo: Handout
Ant Group

Chinese fintech giant Ant denies imminent restart of IPO process

Amid rife speculation, the company says it has no current plans to go public or pursue a back-door listing.

Science

China’s neutrino facility at final stage on path to measure ghost particles

The Juno facility in Guangdong has started filling with ultrapure water at 100 tonnes per hour, on track to collect data from August: IHEP.

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