In a bold move to address the insatiable energy and cooling demands of its rapidly expanding artificial intelligence sector, China is increasingly turning to innovative infrastructure solutions: subsea data centers powered by offshore wind farms.
ByteDance, the Chinese technology behemoth behind TikTok and Douyin, has reportedly seen its valuation surge past the $600 billion mark, cementing its position as the world’s most valuable startup.
The People’s Liberation Army is accelerating its investment in artificial intelligence-enabled unmanned systems and swarming technology, drawing lessons from the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East to reshape its military doctrine and acquisition priorities.
China’s AI-driven intelligence support to Iran is turning the war into a deniable, data-driven proxy conflict in which battlefield advantage increasingly depends on information rather than force.
Volkswagen Group staged one of the most ambitious product offensives in its history at the 2026 Beijing Auto Show, unveiling four world premiere vehicles, all featuring AI-powered systems developed in collaboration with Chinese technology partners, as part of the company’s deepened “In China, for China” strategy.
China’s public is increasingly worried about artificial intelligence, particularly what it means for their jobs.
A new essay published in Foreign Affairs by Christina Knight and Scott Singer argues that the United States and China have both the incentive and the capacity to cooperate on AI safety, if their governments can find the political will to do so.
Digital China Holdings, one of the country’s largest IT services and solutions companies, reported 2025 annual revenue of RMB 143.8 billion, approximately $20.9 billion at current exchange rates, representing a 12% increase year-on-year.
China’s quantum computing sector is experiencing a funding surge that is beginning to rival the AI investment boom of the past two years.
Chinese AI startup Qianxun Intelligence, founded in January 2024, has completed a 1 billion yuan funding round that closed on April 7, bringing its total fundraising over the past 30 days to 3 billion yuan, or approximately $413 million.
As artificial intelligence technologies blur the line between reality and simulation, China’s cyberspace regulator has moved to establish clear boundaries for one of the fastest-growing segments of the AI economy: digital humans.
It finally happened. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), China invested US$1.03 trillion in research and development in 2024—surpassing the United States’ $1.01 trillion for the first time in history. After two decades of double-digit annual growth in R&D expenditure, the crossover was not a matter of if, but when.
For the first time in the brief but turbulent history of the artificial intelligence industry, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google have set aside their fierce rivalry to address a shared threat: the systematic extraction of their most advanced model capabilities by Chinese AI developers.
A Resurgent Financial Hub After several years of sluggish performance and geopolitical uncertainty, the Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) market has staged a dramatic and highly lucrative comeback.
A New Architecture for a New Era of AI As the artificial intelligence industry transitions from conversational chatbots to autonomous, multi-step AI agents, the underlying hardware powering these systems is undergoing a fundamental shift.
A High-Stakes Diplomatic Encounter The geopolitical landscape of the global technology sector is bracing for a potential seismic shift as United States President Donald Trump prepares to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in May 2026.
The Unintended Consequences of AI Hyper-Productivity In a fascinating case study of the evolving dynamics between human workers and artificial intelligence, the Chinese CEO of a prominent AI workspace company has been forced to create a “human-only” digital sanctuary to protect his staff from their own AI employees.
The Commercialization of Domestic Robotics The long-promised era of domestic robotics has quietly transitioned from science fiction to commercial reality in southern China.
AI-Enhanced Imagery Enters the Conflict Zone In a stark demonstration of how commercial artificial intelligence is reshaping modern warfare, US intelligence agencies have concluded that a Chinese geospatial AI company is actively aiding Iranian forces in the Middle East.
The Failure of the Paperwork Wall The United States’ strategy to contain China’s artificial intelligence ambitions relies heavily on a complex web of export controls designed to keep the world’s most advanced semiconductors out of the hands of Chinese tech giants and military researchers.
