China AI Research Digest

YOFC's Wuhan facility demonstrates how AI-driven smart manufacturing helps traditional producers build resilience amid market pressure.

• Real-time...

Tencent scaled WorkBuddy from a January 2026 idea to a 100-person strategic product in months, backed by Ma Huateng and all six business...

Beijing's new CAC action plan supports Chinese digital enterprises—including AI labs and platforms—in expanding abroad while promising to regulate...

Chinese researchers at the State Council argue the next phase of AI development must prioritize productivity gains and industrial impact over raw...

DeepSeek's push for a $74 billion valuation and API price hikes signals its bid to turn technical reputation into a sustainable model, though net...

AGI Bar serves as a vibrant hub beloved by entrepreneurs, coders and investors, offering a direct window into China's startup ecosystem challenging Silicon Valley.

Kimi K3's open-weight release delivers the world's largest open-source model, narrowing the gap with US leaders and sparking a "second DeepSeek...

Chinese tech firms are building proprietary AI models to combine tailored algorithms with their own data for long-term competitive gains.
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Zhipu’s Ox Alpha model has stealthily topped online usage charts by delivering high performance at zero cost, confirming it as the latest GLM...

• Beijing program introduces 14 AI and hardware startups.
• Showcases breadth of robotics and smart hardware ecosystems.
• Features seven startups including Arex from Nexo Technology.
• Signals government-backed incubation driving China's AI growth.

Chinese open-weight models are triggering a structural industry shift as Western firms prioritize cost and control over US providers.

• GLM 5.2 from...

China's AI hardware story shows three distinct faces:

• Export momentum: July exports climbed 23.9% YoY on AI infrastructure demand
• Domestic...

iQIYI is using AIGC to cut short-form drama production costs and timelines by 70-90%, driving its China market share from 25% in March to 50% in June...

Thomson Reuters launched Thomson-1, a model realigned from Alibaba's open-source Qwen3.5, to handle tasks like document review and reduce spending on...

China's new five-year cyberspace plan names quantum technology a priority frontier field alongside high-end chips, AI, cybersecurity and...

China's Eastern Data Western Computing strategy shifts AI infrastructure to rural provinces like Guizhou for cheap land, cooler climates, and...

China’s new roadmap places AI at the centre of a national climate service system by 2030, shifting from isolated tools to coordinated infrastructure...

China's Digital Silk Road is embedding 5G networks, cloud services, AI platforms, and surveillance systems into Latin American critical...

Three dimensions show how China's open-source strategy is reshaping AI:

• Performance parity: Stanford's 2026 Index shows the US-China gap at just...

Chinese chip firms are deploying equity grants covering 85-97% of staff at Cambricon and AMEC as a defensive retention tool amid domestic poaching and...