Squirrel AI, the Shanghai-based company that has built China’s most widely deployed AI-powered adaptive learning platform, has reached 52 million students across more than 60,000 schools and learning centers, according to the company’s latest figures.
UNESCO and China have renewed their strategic cooperation framework for the 2026-2029 period, placing artificial intelligence and STEM education at the heart of a partnership that will influence educational policy and practice across more than 190 UNESCO member states.
China’s robotaxi industry has entered a new phase, moving decisively from technology demonstrations and limited pilots to large-scale commercial deployment.
Nvidia has issued a stark warning about the unintended consequences of U.S. export controls on advanced artificial intelligence chips, arguing that the restrictions are not only damaging its own business but are actively accelerating the global expansion of Chinese competitors, particularly Huawei.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation trade ministers’ meeting in Suzhou concluded on May 23 without any significant breakthroughs, underscoring the depth and persistence of the divisions between the United States and China on issues ranging from tariffs to artificial intelligence governance.
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has announced plans to host the world’s first public auction of humanoid robots during its annual 618 mid-year shopping festival, a move that signals a decisive shift in the commercialization of embodied artificial intelligence in China.
OpenAI has established its first Applied AI Lab outside the United States in Singapore, backed by a commitment of S$300 million (approximately US$235 million) to the city-state’s AI ecosystem.
The integration of artificial intelligence into China’s healthcare system has moved decisively beyond the pilot stage, with AI diagnostic tools now embedded in daily clinical practice at major hospitals and strategic partnerships between Chinese tech giants and global medical institutions reshaping how medical knowledge is generated and applied.
The complete cancellation of President Donald Trump’s proposed artificial intelligence executive order was the result of a coordinated lobbying campaign by some of the most powerful figures in the U.S. technology industry, according to a detailed investigation by The Guardian.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made his most direct public statements yet about the Chinese market during his visit to Taipei for Computex 2026, confirming that the company’s $200 billion CPU market forecast explicitly includes China and expressing a clear desire to deliver its advanced H200 AI accelerators to Chinese customers.
Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek announced on May 23 that it is permanently reducing the price of its flagship V4-Pro model by 75%, a move that has sent ripples through China’s AI industry and drawn immediate attention from analysts tracking the country’s domestic chip supply chain.
