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Explore cutting-edge AI developments in China that are transforming various industries and reshaping the future.
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US-China relations

Opinion | US and China must get serious about AI risk

It would be irresponsible for Washington and Beijing to race ahead without engaging each other on the dangers – or the immense opportunities – AI presents.

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Technology

Opinion | Why AI chatbots are unlikely to bring about human extinction

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Artificial intelligence

Chinese expert calls for world models and safety standards for embodied AI

China technology

Opinion | Why the Global South is embracing Chinese AI

The US champions AI as an autonomous agent, a content creator. China exports a vision of AI as a digital nervous system for the real economy.

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The Chinese approach, forged in the fires of domestic industrial competition, views AI as “relational infrastructure”: a connective tissue for physical systems. It is designed to get its hands dirty, such as in mining, ports and factories. Photo: Adobe Stock
China economy

Opinion | How China engineered the rapid rise of its drug innovation industry

A market once dominated by generics is now an AI-powered pharmaceutical hub drawing billion-dollar investments from the likes of Pfizer and GSK.

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Artificial intelligence

AI scaling hasn’t reached a dead end yet, Chinese Google scientist says

Pouring money into increasing computation resources and training data can still yield better AI models, Yao Shunyu says.

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Technology

Opinion | How AI, quantum and space technologies will define the Asian century

Together, they form an engine that will determine which nations shape the century ahead and which struggle to keep pace.

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Science

China overtakes US in medical research in science power shift: top publisher

Country is ‘now global leader in scientific publishing and output’, Fred Fenter, chief executive editor of Swiss-based Frontiers, says.

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Artificial intelligence

Tencent expands into AI ‘world models’ as tech giants chase spatial intelligence

Tencent is developing physics-aware ‘world models’ to advance spatial intelligence, joining global players such as DeepMind and xAI.

DeepSeek

China’s DeepSeek makes rare comment, calls for AI ‘whistle-blower’ on job losses

Remarks by CEO Liang Wenfeng’s delegate highlight potential dangers of race to build superintelligent systems.

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Founders and top executives of companies collectively known as China’s “six little dragons” of AI attend the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

Chinese AI models comparable to US ones in frontier risks, study finds

As AI systems grow more powerful, their potential to endanger public safety and social stability has raised alarms.

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Chinese AI models have joined their US counterparts in pushing the boundaries of frontier risks, according to a new report. Photo: Shutterstock
Huawei

ByteDance deepens robotics push with China talent drive focused on embodied AI

Tech unicorn’s cloud computing unit Volcano Engine is recruiting senior specialists for its foray into humanoid robot development.

Science

‘Historic’: Chinese team makes world’s first 2D industrial chip for military use

The chips continue to function even when exposed to high levels of gamma radiation and could have a range of strategic and military uses.

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China's economic recovery

China’s digital competitiveness hits high amid trade-splintering worries: survey

China’s R&D and tech innovation boost its digital competitiveness, but geopolitical headwinds pose growth risks, according to Swiss academic institute.

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China has reached an all-time high of 12th place among 69 economies in terms of overall digital competitiveness, according to new findings by the International Institute for Management Development. Image: Shutterstock
Science

Can China’s new tech crack Einstein’s brain? Scientists hope to give it a try

Mapping technique allows analysis of old biological samples often poorly preserved.

A new technique developed by Chinese scientists has shown potential in analysing old biological samples, including cancer tissues stored for nearly 10 years. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Alibaba releases open-source AI agent to rival OpenAI’s Deep Research

The company says its deep research agent shows ‘incredible efficiency’ compared with US proprietary tools.

Science

DeepSeek secrets unveiled: engineers reveal science behind Chinese AI model

The team uses rewards to teach the AI to solve problems, allowing them to bypass conventional training barriers.

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Artificial intelligence

How Alibaba builds its most efficient AI model to date

The new mechanism has sparked excitement among AI experts, who are increasingly concerned about the rising costs of scaling up models.

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A new technique has enabled Alibaba to develop powerful AI models that are more compact. Photo: Shutterstock
China Future Tech briefing

Biomedicine | AI turns China biotechs into drug discovery leaders

Beijing’s push to use artificial intelligence to find new drugs is paying off, with China-based companies earning billions by licensing discoveries to Western firms.

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China technology

Opinion | Techno-nationalism is now the critical battlefront in geopolitics

The assumption that technology is a neutral force driving shared progress is giving way to a reality of competition and contest.

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China technology

Opinion | Why US export controls won’t stop China’s AI rise

Washington’s restrictions on advanced chips may create short-term hurdles but Beijing’s holistic approach is propelling it towards AI leadership.

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Science

How China streamlines national labs into tech war machines: the Hong Kong case

China overhauls Hong Kong’s sprawling network of state-backed research laboratories, turning them into sleek tech hubs.

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Leading the ceremony to present State Key Laboratories plaques in Hong Kong are (from fourth left) Minister of Science and Technology Yin Hejun, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu and director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong SAR, Zhou Ji, at the Central Government Offices on August 25. Photo: May Tse
China’s private sector

Why China’s top engineering academy has sights set on more private-sector blood

Adding more private enterprise executives and scientists to the Chinese Academy of Engineering is also expected to ‘influence the global flow of capital and talent’.

China Future Tech briefing

Biomedicine | China makes strides in brain-computer interface tech race

US and Chinese start-ups vie to commercialise tech that would transform the lives of amputees, the disabled and neurodegenerative disease patients.

Artificial intelligence

AI experts urge US-China collaboration at Shanghai conference

From Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton to former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, experts warn about the risks that AI poses.

Computer scientist Harry Shum and former Google CEO Eric Schimidt speak during WAIC on Saturday. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

China Future Tech webinar | How China’s open-source movement changed the AI landscape

A deep dive into China’s open-source AI revolution involving DeepSeek, Alibaba.

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Artificial intelligence

US falling behind China in AI energy race, Anthropic says

The Silicon Valley start-up says it is ‘concerning’ that the US added only one-tenth of the power capacity that China added last year.

Artificial intelligence

Hong Kong’s IntelliGen AI takes on Google DeepMind in drug discovery

The start-up, which aims to raise tens of millions of US dollars in an angel funding round, hopes to compete globally, founder says.

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