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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.
Huawei is aggressively expanding its semiconductor ambitions despite US export restrictions on advanced chipmaking technology. Photo: Shutterstock
Semiconductors

Huawei, once hobbled by US sanctions, passes 100 million Kirin chip milestone

The Chinese tech giant is also testing a next-generation processor and expanding its presence in the domestic AI chip market.

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Semiconductors

‘Easy money is past’: why investors are rethinking the AI memory-chip trade

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China manufacturing

China’s Guangdong province sets ambitious hi-tech manufacturing targets

Semiconductors

Iluvatar CoreX’s first AI computing supernode squeezes most GPUs in 1 system

The new system reduces token costs by 40 per cent, offering a local alternative amid US curbs.

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Chinese AI chipmaker Iluvatar CoreX debuted its first supernode solution on Monday. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

China Mobile triples capacity at mega Inner Mongolia computing hub amid AI push

The US$403 million expansion covers 44,500 square metres, equivalent to six soccer fields, and boasts a total power capacity of 120 megawatts.

Robotics

OpenAI’s GPT-6 may lead to earlier robotics breakthrough: Unitree founder

Wang Xingxing says OpenAI’s latest advances have accelerated prospects for a ‘ChatGPT moment’ in embodied intelligence.

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Semiconductors

US chip sector has deep supply chain exposure to China: SIA report

US chip production relies on ‘vulnerable inputs hidden deep in upstream global supply chains’, SIA says.

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US chipmakers spend nearly US$27 billion annually on equipment and materials sourced from companies headquartered in the US, Europe and Japan. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Electric & new energy vehicles

Brake-pedal failures in luxury Chinese EV draw regulatory spotlight

Viral video of broken brackets in test of car from Huawei-backed brand prompts ministry action to step up policing of quality.

Artificial intelligence

How China’s factories leap straight into agentic AI and take it global

Manufacturers are bypassing traditional digitalisation and deploying AI agents across operations, Chinese software firm Black Lake says.

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US-China tech war

Letters | As the US-China space race heats up, watch out for patent law

Readers discuss patent law in the US and China amid technological rivalry, and why Beijing might decide not to play by the West’s rules.

China’s Tianwen-2 probe, atop a Long March-3B carrier rocket, lifts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China’s Sichuan province, in 2025. Photo: Xinhua
Semiconductors

China’s CXMT makes progress in chip design pursued by Samsung, SK Hynix

Memory chip giant says its proprietary transistor design could increase storage density and improve efficiency.

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A CXMT chip is displayed at the 2026 World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei, Anhui province. Photo: Xinhua
Semiconductors

Japanese giant expands China chip packaging materials output amid AI boom

The investment underscores the growing importance of advanced packaging materials in the semiconductor supply chain.

Hangzhou

Opinion | Hangzhou is doubling down on tech – minus the viral hype

Beyond kickboxing robots and DeepSeek, the city is making a strategic pivot and betting on tech champions that build the infrastructure powering China’s next AI cycle.

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China’s private sector

China wants 5 innovative drugs with US$1b returns by 2030. Which might they be?

Beijing is attempting to have at least five pharmaceutical products with annual global sales of more than US$1 billion.

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China is attempting to boost the sales of at least five of its drugs to US$1 billion by 2030. Photo: Shutterstock
Starlink

Chinese researchers make Arctic-to-Antarctic call using rival to Musk’s Starlink

The Guowang network’s deployment is at an early stage, with around 180 satellites in orbit compared to Starlink’s 11,000.

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The test was the first publicly reported demonstration of the Guowang constellation since satellite launches began in December 2024. Photo: CCTV
Semiconductors

Soaring component costs force laptop makers to rethink shift away from China

The predicted strategic pivot comes as the PC industry braces for subdued consumer demand driven by rising component prices.

Semiconductors

China state funds double down on Hua Hong in legacy chip push

State investors increase support for the contract chipmaker and a new Wuxi fab as Beijing strengthens domestic semiconductor supply.

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US-China trade war

Chinese tech firm charged with smuggling ‘dual-use’ products out of country

As Beijing tightens export controls on strategic technologies, the case highlights risk of criminal prosecution for companies.

Shanghai authorities have charged Wavelength with smuggling. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

Opinion | The 3-body problem with AI regulation

States, regulators and humans are increasingly struggling to keep powerful artificial intelligence under control.

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US-China relations

Pentagon unveils US$350 million quantum computing push as China rivalry grows

New initiative aims to strengthen US military capabilities as Washington and Beijing compete for leadership in advanced technology.

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China-Latin America relations

China’s BYD considering lithium battery plant in Argentina, foreign minister says

Pablo Quirno spoke after meeting BYD’s executive vice-president Stella Li, as EV car maker seeks investment opportunities in Argentina.

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Aerial view of new BYD cars at the Zarate Port on the Parana River in Zarate, Argentina, in January. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

Can China match up with Meta’s Muse in race to harness AI agents?

Analysts say agent harnesses could shift more of AI sector’s value away from foundational models and towards software layer.

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Meta’s Muse logo. Illustration: Reuters
Alibaba

Alibaba’s AI cloud revenue set to surge over 50% after spending blitz: analysts

The Chinese tech giant is expected to post a more than 50 per cent jump in AI cloud revenue for the September quarter, according to analysts.

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Robotics

Video | Chinese humanoids star at Singapore’s first robot fight night

Organisers said while humans instead of AI calling the shots, the bouts offer ‘stress tests’ for advancing humanoid robots development.

Huawei

Huawei’s new US$3,500 trifold phone turns heads – but it’s not for everyone

The Mate XT 2 offers a tablet-sized screen at paperback weight – for an eye-watering price. Here’s what it’s actually like to use.

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The Huawei Mate XT 2 tri-fold smartphone powered by the new Kirin 9050 Pro chip. Photo: Iris Deng
China’s private sector

ByteDance heads first SCMP Plus Going Global 100 ranking

Social media giant beats out Foxconn Industrial, Shein and BYD in new SCMP Plus ranking of China’s global champions.

Private Chinese companies have been striving to build globally recognised brands as part of an official “going global” strategy, moving beyond their traditional role as low-cost assemblers. Photo: Shutterstock
China economy

SCMP Plus Going Global 100

Chinese companies are rushing into new markets around the world, building factories overseas and developing their own international brands. SCMP Plus ranks the companies leading the way in Chuhai, or Going Global.

US-China relations

‘China already has spies’ at US AI labs, former Anthropic researcher warns

Jacob Coxon alleges Beijing can close any technological gap with the US as it has ways to ‘steal our progress at any time and catch up’.

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