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News articles, analyses and commentary about machines that mimic human cognitive functions such as learning and problem solving. This also covers chatbots, algorithms, consumer products and Big Data analysis that make use of AI.
LATEST China Science NEWS

Michigan community ‘seeks answers’ to death of Chinese chip scientist Wang Danhao

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Wang Danhao, a young and promising Chinese semiconductor researcher at the University of Michigan, took his own life after being subjected to ‘hostile questioning’ by US federal agents. Photo: Lindan Wan

‘Big shout-out’ to China’s environmental leadership from UN agency head

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The Regional Ecological Summit which took place in Kazakhstan this week. Photo: Victoria Bela

Defects – not jumping tourists – caused deadly Xinjiang bridge collapse: report

Five people died when the Jiangjun Bridge at the Xiata Scenic Area in Yili, Xinjiang, collapsed last year. Photo: Handout

Can Chinese scientists bring Nasa’s ‘space spider’ dream to life?

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Astronauts have been bolting together pre-built space modules since the 1980s. Engineers now seek to fabricate components directly in orbit. Photo: CCTV

China’s dark compute power could be 6,000 times higher than current estimates

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AI has emerged as a key battleground in the rivalry between China and the US. Photo: Shutterstock
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While V4 Pro marks a clear improvement on its predecessor, V3.2, it still lags top competitors. Photo: Handout
United States

Underwhelming or underrated? DeepSeek V4 shows “impressive” gains

Benchmark shows V4 trailing Kimi and US frontier models, though gains raise hopes of another R1-style breakthrough.

Banking & finance

Macroscope | The real reason stock markets are still flying high despite grave risks

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Xpeng sets August goal to overtake Tesla’s self-driving tech in China

War and conflict

Opinion | Blinding the world with lies makes peacemaking an impossible task

From Iran to the Horn of Africa, disinformation is killing diplomacy. Mediators need facts, not state-sponsored fictions.

A satellite image shows smoke rising from an oil refinery in Tuapse, Russia, on Monday after an overnight strike claimed by Ukraine’s military. Photo: Planet Labs PBC/Reuters
Health in China

Prognosis positive: how AI could help China bridge the medical resources gap

Hospitals, medical professionals and patients stand to benefit as country pushes to integrate AI into healthcare sector.

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China economy

Opinion | Why Beijing is going all in on tokens – and what it really wants

Export of tokens not only embeds China’s energy advantage into global AI systems, it pulls the value chain deeper into the country’s interior.

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China technology

As DJI duels Insta360, China sharpens global hardware edge amid US scrutiny

Western competitors like GoPro face shrinking footprints as strategic shifts of Chinese firms disrupt the status quo while navigating FCC-led national security bans.

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Canada

OpenAI’s Sam Altman apologises to Canada town for not reporting mass shooter

The killer’s ChatGPT account was banned over concerns about usage linked to violent activity, but police were not alerted.

US-China tech war

US crackdown threat could shake out China’s ‘distillation’ AI copycats: analysts

US plans action against AI ‘distillation’, as analysts warn weaker Chinese start-ups could be forced out within a year.

DeepSeek

Huawei, DeepSeek strengthen China’s AI self-reliance with V4 collaboration

DeepSeek says its V4 model will have throughput issues until the second half of the year, until Ascend 950PR supernodes ‘ship at scale’.

Huawei Ascend 384 supernode chips on display at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, July 26, 2025. Photo: Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Mainland China

Video | Why AI is driving a solo start-up wave in China

Workers are harnessing AI to set up one-person businesses as cities pledge to invest in the technology’s expansion.

The photo taken on April 12, 2026 shows founder of SoloNest Karen Dai posing for a portrait photo with her new book “One Person Company” at a conference room in Shanghai. Young Chinese, many who fear age discrimination in their workplace after turning 35, are increasingly starting “one-person companies” that have artificial intelligence do most of the work. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: China-AI-technology-science-employment, FOCUS by Mary YANG
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China technology

Why China’s optical communications sector is the latest AI boom beneficiary

What are optical modules, why are they so critical and which Chinese makers’ stocks are soaring?

China energy security

Why China is spending billions on a robot army to run its power grid

China’s grid operators plan to purchase thousands of robots in 2026 alone, including devices to inspect and maintain vital infrastructure.

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Mainland China

Investors rotate to China’s chipmakers as DeepSeek intensifies AI competition

Efficient new model boosts outlook for computing power demand but pressures valuations of AI application developers.

Investors rotated into semiconductor stocks on expectations of stronger demand for computing power following a new model release by start-up DeepSeek. Photo: Shutterstock
China military reform

Iran war shows ‘strategic value’ of AI for China’s military, PLA Daily says

Commentary calls it ‘inevitable’ and necessary for PLA to embrace artificial intelligence to gain the advantage in future warfare.

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China’s military mouthpiece said AI-driven warfare was at a “turning point”. Image: Shutterstock
China energy security

Explaining China’s new carbon emissions reduction plan

SCMP Plus annotates the 18-point plan issued by the Central Committee and State Council for carbon emissions reductions across strategic sectors.

Semiconductors

How Intel is riding the ‘CPU comeback’ as AI shifts - and where China stands

What’s behind the ‘CPU renaissance’ and where China stands in designing and manufacturing central processing units in the AI age.

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DeepSeek

DeepSeek unveils next-gen AI model as Huawei vows ‘full support’ with new chips

The company says its cost-efficient new V4 model is competitive with top closed-source models from OpenAI and Google DeepMind.

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The logo of Hangzhou-based AI start-up DeepSeek. Photo: Reuters
Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese EV makers bet on in-house chips to make cars smarter and more autonomous

Chinese EV makers are showcasing advanced in-house chips at Auto China, powering smarter vehicles and challenging global tech leaders.

US-China tech war

Tech war: US Congress rolls out ‘largest’ export control upgrade against China

US lawmakers push export controls to limit China’s tech access in a bid to protect the US semiconductor industry.

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Semiconductors

Asia’s chipmakers feel the heat as naphtha crunch hits photoresist supply

Japanese suppliers warn of photoresist strain as upstream shocks ripple through Asia’s semiconductor supply chain.

Shortages are expected to hit advanced nodes that rely on extreme ultraviolet lithography the hardest. Photo: EPA
Mainland China

Beijing sounds alarm over urgent need to clean up online ads

Market watchdog flags AI abuse and traffic-driven tactics as it launches first campaign to overhaul online advertising.

China’s top market regulator is set to launch a six-month crackdown on the country’s internet advertising sector. Photo: Shutterstock
China energy security

China targets greener AI data centres, heavy industry to meet 2030 climate goals

New emission rules for strategic sectors come as the Iran war reinforces the need for energy security.

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Anthropic

Why Anthropic’s Mythos has energised China’s cybersecurity industry

Following the Mythos announcement on April 7, shares of major Chinese cybersecurity firms rose for several consecutive days.

Hong Kong society

Personal info of 9,045 people compromised in Hong Kong private club data breach

Yau Yat Chuen Garden City Club’s management system rendered inoperable due to ransomware attack that encrypted information system files.

Yau Yat Chuen Garden City Club notified the privacy watchdog on October 31 last year that its club management system was rendered inoperable due to a ransomware attack. Photo: Jelly Tse
Robotics

Video | AI ping-pong robot beats top human players

The Sony robot achieved a milestone for AI and robotics, competing against and defeating top-level human players at table tennis.

Sony AI autonomous robot Ace returns a shot back against its human opponent, table tennis player Yamato Kawamata, during a match in December 2025, as seen in this photograph released on April 22, 2026. Sony AI/Handout via REUTERS NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY
Tencent

Tencent unveils first flagship AI model under former OpenAI researcher

The model is relatively small with only 295 billion parameters, bucking a recent trend of large models with trillions of parameters.

Hong Kong stock market

AI-driven Hong Kong stock inflows from mainland China slow as options multiply

Wave of listings provides more ‘pure-play’ AI investment options across mainland and Hong Kong exchanges, BNP Paribas says.

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