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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.
The district of Xuhui in Shanghai. Photo: Shutterstock
China’s private sector

Shanghai unveils quantum computing hub as China races for tech supremacy

The zone is set to provide up to 100 million yuan to fund research and development of the technology.

E-commerce

Temu owner PDD embraces China’s ‘city of the future’ after regulatory debacle

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US-China relations

Alibaba to pay US$600 million to settle US probe into illegal product sales

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China-EU relations

China’s Fifa fever, EU’s trade deadline: 7 global relations reads

From the Quad’s critical mineral agenda to Shein’s Paris ousting, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in June 2026.

Lionel Messi celebrates scoring Argentina’s third goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group J match against Jordan. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
US-China relations

Alibaba sues Pentagon, rare earth truce woes: 7 US-China relations reads

From China grappling with Trump to the world’s fastest computer: highlights from our overseas correspondents in the second half of June 2026.

US-China relations

Opinion | In the AI era, US-China competition hinges on who can adapt faster

In an age of disruption, power rests with whoever learns, innovates and adapts more effectively.

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Artificial intelligence

Exclusive | China’s Kling AI nears US$3 billion round at US$18 billion valuation: sources

The Kuaishou Technology spin-off aims to start Hong Kong listing process within a year, as annual recurring revenue soars following latest AI video model release.

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Kling AI is said to be close to completing a US$3 billion fundraising round that would value the company at US$18 billion post-investment. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong tech chief warns AI will unleash ‘greatest industrial revolution’

Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong says city is proactively preparing for paradigm shift with key AI initiatives.

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China exports

Beijing asserts control over China’s offshore tech transfers with landmark law

Beijing’s ‘milestone’ mandate seen authorising retaliatory responses to trade barriers while restricting research leaks.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Will slowing car sales in China reignite brutal price war in crowded market?

Global consultancy AlixPartners delivers most bearish forecast for Chinese carmakers’ fortunes this year.

People check out BYD electric cars in Yantai, Shandong province, in April last year. Photo:
Robotics

Video | Robot companion features lifelike skin and ‘emotional AI’

China’s UBTech targets the companion market with the U1, designed to operate safely around children, older people and pets.

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Robotics

UBTech launches lifelike humanoid robots built for companionship in China

The unveiling of model U1, which has silicone skin and emotional AI, reflects tech firms’ drive to expand robotics beyond industrial use.

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US-China trade war

Washington, Beijing should de-escalate from tit-for-tat actions, US senator says

Steve Daines calls Beijing’s export controls on US companies and Pentagon’s blacklisting of Chinese tech firms ‘unfortunate developments’.

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US-China relations

US must innovate faster to counter China’s tech rise, lawmakers told

Witnesses urge investment in AI, robotics and chips, warning US research cuts risk eroding America’s technological edge.

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An EngineAI robot demonstrates martial arts movements in Shenzhen, as China pushes to expand its robotics industry. Photo: Korea Times
Artificial intelligence

The AI industrial revolution: why US faces a historic tech reckoning from China

From EVs to robotics, China’s advancement in cutting-edge tech has seen it shake off the West’s long-standing belief in US exceptionalism.

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China manufacturing

China steps up challenge to US, Japan in a strategic aerospace material

New production lines highlight Beijing’s push to strengthen self-sufficiency in a cutting-edge material used across aerospace and advanced industries.

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Education

Education powerhouse: China blueprint tackles talent crunch, tech self-reliance

China issues blueprint to strengthen education’s role to respond to fierce global tech rivalry while adapting to falling birth rates.

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IPO

Hong Kong loses IPO crown as swelling wave of Chinese tech no match for SpaceX

With Chinese technology giants fuelling an ‘A-to-H’ listing boom, Hong Kong appears to be on the rise as their ‘fundraising venue of choice’.

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A gong is struck to mark the HKEX’s 26th anniversary at Connect Hall on Friday. Photo: May Tse
Electric & new energy vehicles

The secret behind China’s EV boom? Local alliances, not industrial policy: study

The new research comes as the Chinese and EU trade chiefs meet in Brussels to discuss trade tensions fuelled, in part, by electric vehicles.

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China-EU relations

EU sets China October deadline for ‘tangible results’ after key trade talks

Marathon session in Brussels sees Beijing agreeing to establish a ‘joint monitoring mechanism of trade flows’ to help ease economic tensions.

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E-commerce

China’s cooling, e-commerce giants see sales surge as Europe heat sizzles

Alibaba notes surge in retail and business-to-business orders, Midea reports sharp revenue rise, and Gree sales get bump in major European markets.

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On AliExpress, Alibaba’s international retail site, this month’s debut of air conditioners in Germany saw local warehouse inventory for a Midea model completely wiped out by Thursday. Photo: Shutterstock
Science

China conducts ground test of hypersonic ramjet that can change shape in flight

The graphite seal used in the Chinese breakthrough is the same one the US defence industry desperately needs.

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A Northwestern Polytechnical University hypersonic vehicle lifts off in northwestern China last year. The university’s researchers have reported a new breakthrough in graphite-sealed engine technology with implications for the US-China hypersonic race. Photo: Handout
Semiconductors

Top China chip toolmakers consolidate to build national champions, defy US curbs

Big Fund-invested Piotech plans to acquire Wuxi Shangji and diversify into wafer-bonding, leveraging a big revenue surge to capture the local tool market.

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Artificial intelligence

Chinese AI model’s bug-hunting prowess narrows gap to US

Zhipu AI model matches Anthropic’s Mythos on certain cybersecurity tasks, researchers say, after rating highly for its coding.

Wealth Report

HKEX looks beyond IPOs to build a broader investment ecosystem

HKEX is expanding its product suite with new fixed-income, derivatives and connectivity offerings, giving global investors more ways to gain exposure to China’s markets.

The 55km Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is an example of the Greater Bay Area’s substantial infrastructure assets that could appear on the menu of options for foreign capital in the future. Photo: Xinhua
Artificial intelligence

Faster AI, lower costs: DSpark eases bottlenecks and chip strain, says DeepSeek

Start-up unveils speculative decoding framework that speeds up inference by up to 85 per cent amid China’s push to overcome US AI curbs.

DeepSeek says DSpark delivers faster results and lower costs, marking a breakthough in inference. Photo: Reuters
China exports

As Europe sizzles amid extreme heat, the hunt for China’s ACs remains elusive

While Europe sweats its way through torturous temperatures of up to 40 degrees Celsius, China cannot get ACs transported over fast enough.

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Semiconductors

As AI pushes data centres to breaking point, some Chinese chipmakers bet on SiC

Basic Semiconductor is the latest firm in the space to move forward with an IPO.

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