3 August 2025

The alliance reflected the growing efforts in the country’s semiconductor industry and nascent AI sector to push forward Beijing’s tech self-sufficiency agenda – covering computing hardware, software and services – amid US export restrictions on China and rising geopolitical tensions. The CAC said its inquiry was based on recent reports of “serious security issues” involving […]

Electric-vehicle (EV) makers from Tesla to Nio are shifting their focus from price cuts to developing spacious family friendly, long-range vehicles for the mainland Chinese market. The premium SUV segment has emerged as the new battlefront, as carmakers heed Beijing’s call to end a brutal price war and chase affluent consumers to improve their bottom

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers Leapmotor and Xpeng reported record sales last month, spurred by the popularity of their inexpensive cars, as a price war faded following Beijing’s intervention to cool the market. After EV builders held back on discounts and interest-free loans to comply with Beijing’s call to end a brutal price war, intelligent

Facebook parent Meta Platforms, a major proponent of open-source artificial intelligence (AI) models with its Llama family, has indicated it would be more “careful” going down the open-source road, a move that contrasts with China’s embrace of open-source. In fact, China has probably found the path to “surpass the US in AI” thanks to the