Spotlight

China's Trillion-Parameter Open-Weight Models Reshape Global AI Landscape

China’s artificial-intelligence industry is mounting its most direct challenge yet to Silicon Valley, not by building higher walls around its technology but by giving much of it away. A new generat...

Jul 30, 2026

The Ascendancy of Open-Source AI: Decentralizing Power and Driving Global Innovation

Open-weight artificial intelligence is rapidly moving from the technological margins to the centre of a strategic contest between the US and China. In Washington and Silicon Valley, the fear is no lon...

Jul 28, 2026

APEC Leaders Recognize Data as Critical New Economic Engine for Asia-Pacific Growth

At an event in Chengdu as part of the 2026 APEC Digital and AI Ministerial Meeting, Asia-Pacific economies have placed data at the centre of their regional growth agenda, calling for closer cooperatio...

Jul 26, 2026

China Ranks Second Globally in Computing Power, Driven by AI Server Dominance

China’s rise to second place in global intelligent computing power marks a turning point in the country’s technology strategy. The expansion is not simply the product of companies purchasing more serv...

Jul 25, 2026

Digital Silk Road Reaffirmed: China Pushes Global Tech Governance at Xi'an Forum

China has renewed its push to expand the Digital Silk Road, placing cross-border e-commerce, next-generation communications and shared digital standards at the centre of its international technology s...

Jul 23, 2026

Chinese EV Champions Overtake Foreign Brands in Luxury Market Shift

Foreign carmakers are losing their grip on China’s luxury-vehicle market as affluent consumers increasingly turn to domestic brands offering advanced software, intelligent driving systems and electric...

Jul 22, 2026

China Unveils Global AI Ethics Plan as Tech Rivalry With US Intensifies

China is seeking to position itself at the centre of the emerging international system for governing artificial intelligence, combining calls for global ethical standards with a broader strategy to st...

Jul 18, 2026

Shanghai Solidifies Status as Premier Global R&D Hub Through Strategic Tech Investment

Shanghai is accelerating its shift from commercial powerhouse to global research and development hub, using public policy, industrial depth and international corporate investment to strengthen its pos...

Jul 17, 2026

DeepSeek Founder Liang Wenfeng's Net Worth Surges to $36 Billion Amid AI Boom

Liang Wenfeng was never supposed to become the face of China’s artificial intelligence boom. For much of his career, the Zhejiang University-trained engineer was known mainly inside quantitative finan...

Jul 15, 2026

Chinese Hard Tech Giants Surge as Global Investors Pour Capital into Advanced Manufacturing

Chinese hard-tech companies have become one of the clearest winners from a broader investor rotation into manufacturing, automation and supply-chain security, as global funds search for exposure to th...

Jul 13, 2026