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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.
While American investors helped build China’s most successful internet companies, they now find themselves quickly losing relevance in the country.
Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Zemin used third plenary sessions to usher in new eras of growth. Beijing should do it again.
While the C919 still has far to go before it can seriously consider itself a rival to Boeing or Airbus, the commercial case for its success is strong.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for action amid fears that unemployment, particularly among the young, will damage the pace and quality of economic growth.
Talks between China and the United States on the future development of artificial intelligence have been constructive.
Huang is one of a growing cohort of people with technological know-how taking on top Communist Party jobs.
Alibaba Cloud’s updated infrastructure strategy prioritises expansion in Southeast Asia and Mexico.
The internet search giant met with Shandong Heavy Industry Group to discuss using its autonomous driving tech in trucking, considered a better business opportunity than robotaxis.
The Google tool can now translate between Cantonese and 242 other languages by text or voice inputs.
Alibaba’s Tongyi Qianwen family of AI models have already been adopted by more than 90,000 corporate clients.
Even with Russia emerging as a boon for Chinese shipbuilders, a market bonanza appears unlikely as trade restrictions keep growing and a ‘self-sanctioning’ occurs.
‘An agile supply chain and connected-commerce capabilities are needed to sustain its success in an ever changing marketplace,’ Bain partner Derek Deng says.
At the unveiling of its latest Xinghuo 4 model, iFlyTek chairman Liu Qingfeng said the company is determined to train LLMs on ‘self-developed, controllable’ infrastructure.
The tech giants is partnering with MiniMax, Moonshot AI, Orionstar, Baichuan, Zhipu AI and 01.AI to develop new functions on its popular office app.
The US tech giant has been offering eligible Hong Kong customers access to OpenAI tools such as ChatGPT since last year.
High-ranking appointment unveiled in report on the executive vice-president’s address to leading scientists at a conference in Beijing.
China’s telecoms industry players are betting on the growth potential from increased demand for artificial intelligence by enterprises and consumers.
Observers widely expect long-awaited party conclave to double down on ‘whole-nation system’ of development, but have mixed views on the likely outcomes.
Last year, US air defence struggled to see a balloon floating across the country. But China has a simpler detection method.
Woodson was once an emerging star in China’s semiconductor industry.
High-level comments aim to shore up business and market confidence ahead of the economic-agenda-setting third plenum as foreign firms wait to see whether Beijing follows through.
OpenAI’s ban on Chinese access to its service is set to contribute to the growth of the Chinese AI sector rather than hinder its progress, industry experts said.
It may look just like the Apple Vision Pro, but the headset from Shanghai-based Play For Dream puts out higher-resolution visuals, feels more comfortable, and can run Android apps.
Jiang Ping has become the subject of national curiosity after climbing past competitors from Stanford, Cambridge, and Tsinghua to reach the finals.
This month marked a rebound for China’s video gaming industry, after fewer than 100 titles each were approved in April and May.
WeBank’s Hong Kong subsidiary will manage the digital lender’s overseas business, and offer services to countries and regions covered by the Belt and Road Initiative.
Under China’s ‘dual circulation’ strategy, introduced in 2020, the country is reducing its trade dependence on the West and bolstering its domestic market. What has been accomplished in the plan’s first four years?
The negative publicity received by Ren for meeting Li is in stark contrast to the public goodwill the low-profile tech leader earned for his efforts at Huawei to overcome US sanctions.
Canada accused China of ‘anticompetitive practices’ as it announced it will launch a public consultation exploring potential tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. The only battery-powered car built in China and exported to Canada is Tesla’s Model Y.
President tells science and tech conference the focus should be on achieving breakthroughs in ‘bottleneck’ technologies for six key areas.
Tencent’s new hit title Dungeon & Fighter Mobile has become a bigger cash cow than expected, delivering a strong first-month performance that bucked weakness in the domestic video gaming market.
The move is set to deal a blow to Chinese companies developing services based on OpenAI’s large language models.