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

5G

China makes advances in commercialisation of brain-computer interface technology

Made in China 2025

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

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Science

European leadership in particle physics threatened by China: CERN chief

‘There is real competition’ from China in particular, Fabiola Gianotti said, adding the giant FCC project is ‘absolutely on the good track’.

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CERN Director General Fabiola Gianotti discusses the Future Particle Collider (FCC) in Meyrin, near Geneva, Switzerland on Monday. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

As extension winds down for TikTok sale, analysts say deadline may not matter

US President Donald Trump might ignore the law Congress passed and use the app as a bargaining chip in trade talks with Beijing.

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Science

FBI raids on Chinese-American scientist revives China Initiative fears

Two Indiana homes of cybersecurity researcher and professor raided by FBI and Homeland Security but no reason cited, local media report.

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China airliners

Flying taxis: China clears way for first companies to begin offering services

Chinese regulators have for the first time granted companies approval to operate autonomous passenger drones.

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The EHang 184, an autonomous aerial vehicle designed to carry one passenger, performs a test flight in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. EHang has become one of the first companies in China to receive approval to put its passenger drones into operation. Photo: Reuters
Science

How AI revolution at a Chinese coal mine is making profits soar

China’s Dahaize Mine is rewriting the playbook on how a coalfield operates as automation takes centre stage.

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Semiconductors

Another Apple chip engineer returns to China to nurture next-generation talent

Kong Long left Apple after seven years, following the recent return of M4 CPU engineer Wang Huanyu to China.

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China food security

Beijing bids adieu to ‘basic’ farmland with plan to supercharge soil

When it’s basic farmland vs ‘well-facilitated’ farmland, the latter considerably outperforms in cost and yield.

An aerial drone shot this month shows a farmer plowing a field in China’s Zhejiang province. China is making agriculture advancements more attainable with a new plan. Photo: Xinhua
Robotics

Venture capital veteran Allen Zhu questions humanoid robots’ value

Zhu, who famously backed Didi Chuxing and RedNote, says early-stage venture capitalists should steer away from the embodied-AI sector.

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A humanoid robot on display at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 5, 2024. Photo: AFP
Huawei

Huawei’s consumer business sees 38% surge in revenue on robust smartphone sales

Huawei recorded total annual revenue of 862.1 billion yuan in 2024, signalling progress in overcoming US sanctions.

China's military weapons

AI autonomy and endurance of China’s Rainbow-9 drone to change warfare: analyst

State media reveals attack drone requires a ground crew of five to manage flight oversight and handle payload systems.

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TikTok

Trump hints at a TikTok sale deal before April 5 deadline

A group consisting of Blackstone and ByteDance’s non-Chinese shareholders has emerged as front-running buyers.

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US President Donald Trump speaks at the White House on Wednesday. Photo: Abaca Press/TNS
Science

Beijing almost ready to switch on world’s most powerful X-ray light source

As construction finishes on China’s High Energy Photon Source, scientists are lining up to use it to further their research.

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China’s High Energy Photon Source, an X-ray light source that will be able to generate beams with a photon density a trillion times brighter than the surface of the sun, has entered its final phase of construction. Photo: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Science

Open Questions | China ‘still far behind’ US in maths prowess but is on the rise: Shing-Tung Yau

When the 75-year-old maths genius left Harvard, many thought he would retire. Instead, he is nurturing the next generation of Chinese talent.

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Artificial intelligence

A DeepSeek moment is playing out in rural China as peasants seek AI advice

Rural residents, who account for a third of China’s 1.4 billion population, are eager to apply AI services.

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Banking & finance

DeepSeek has boosted the faith of rich Chinese investors in tech stocks: StanChart

The AI boom in China has convinced Chinese investors that the markets will continue to rise, Standard Chartered’s Judy Hsu says.

Judy Hsu, CEO of wealth and retail banking at Standard Chartered. Photo: VVS.sg
Quantum computing

Opinion | Major powers’ race for quantum supremacy inspires awe – and fear

With no rules in place, a breakthrough that shreds our system underpinning security will bring chaos and deepen the global tech divide.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Xpeng CEO says flying car market will be bigger than EVs over next 2 decades

CEO He Xiaopeng believes the global flying car market could reach US$2 trillion in the next two decades, double the size of land vehicles.

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Taiwan

Taiwan unveils home-built unmanned attack boat inspired by Ukraine drone warfare

Shipbuilder CSBC Corp reveals first indigenous USV but analysts remain concerned about cost and effectiveness against mainland’s PLA.

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CSBC’s Endeavour Manta attack drone boat is made from fibre-reinforced plastic, has a payload capacity exceeding 1 tonne and a top speed of 35 knots. Photo: CNA
Electric & new energy vehicles

Self navigating to the top: why China leads the global autonomous-driving race

After stamping their authority on EV technology, Chinese firms make strides in adding self-driving features.

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China trade

With its chips on the table, Taiwan seen avoiding the worst US tariffs

Taiwan falls under the 15 per cent of the world Trump has flagged for its trade imbalance with the US, so tariff risk still looms in coming days.

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Semiconductors

China’s top foundry SMIC reports revenue growth in 2024, but net profits plunge

Full-year revenue grew 27 per cent to US$8 billion but net profit plunged 45.4 per cent to US$493 million.

China-EU relations

‘Reverse Deng’: can Europe pull a role reversal and secure Chinese battery tech?

As China leads the way on EVs and batteries, some say Europe should be pursuing joint ventures and technology transfer with Chinese firms.

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A play on the term “reverse Nixon” has emerged in Europe, referring to late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping’s policies 45 years ago that helped power China’s economic miracle. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

Trump, some Republicans differ on TikTok ahead of sell-or-ban deadline

‘If ByteDance stays involved in any way, the deal is illegal – plain and simple,’ said one senior Republican lawmaker.

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A woman poses with her smartphone displaying the @realdonaldtrump TikTok page, in Washington in January 2025. Photo: Reuters
Boao Forum for Asia

‘Unstoppable momentum’ vs ‘big challenges’ in China’s cross-border e-commerce

Former deputy secretary general for China’s State Council warns of a potential negative impact from foreign import tariffs on small packages.

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Alibaba

Alibaba’s AI crackdown: Taobao says e-commerce images must be ‘realistic’

Taobao’s initiative aligns with China’s broader regulatory efforts to address the misuse of generative AI.

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