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As China bets on tech and innovation to drive its growth, it has placed its chips on several industrial sectors that are expected to play increasingly important roles in development and trade, which will bring fresh opportunities and challenges for stakeholders. SCMP’s China Future Tech is your go-to destination for the latest news, insights, and opinions on these select industries. Explore in-depth coverage of EVs, AI, semiconductors, aerospace, robotics and biomedicine sectors. Follow us to stay ahead in China's evolving competitive landscape.

A shop advertising DeepSeek in Hong Kong. Photo: Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Big Tech

China’s DeepSeek challenges Google DeepMind with new AI model

DeepSeek’s V3.2-Speciale equals Google’s Gemini 3 Pro in reasoning capabilities, the Chinese start-up says.

2 Dec 2025 - 4:51PM

Why Japan’s robotic pioneers are ceding the humanoid stage to China and the US

6 hours ago

Sea change: China narrows AI gap with US 3 years after ChatGPT shock

14 Dec 2025 - 12:57AM

Big Tech

Meta sees role reversal as it adopts Alibaba’s Qwen to train AI models

Throughout 2023 and 2024, Chinese firms keen to catch up with the US used Meta’s Llama to help them build their own models.

13 Dec 2025 - 10:39AM

The Qwen logo is seen in this illustration taken, January 29, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Global Economy

China-free supply chain? US firm has a rare earth strategy – but can it work?

Backed by Washington, REalloys seeks to break dependence on China but says achieving fully self-sufficient supply chain will take time.

12 Dec 2025 - 10:30PMvideocam

Big Tech

Huawei bolsters AI ambitions with foundation model unit, recruits global talent

In a recruitment ad posted in October, the Shenzhen-based firm said it was building a world-class AI team, wooing global talent.

12 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM

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China Business

Look beyond AI ‘titans’ for growth stocks, BofA Securities says

Investors should shift focus to AI-driven sectors with more rising stars, under-covered companies and pair-trading opportunities.

12 Dec 2025 - 7:30AM

Sectors with relatively high profitability include semiconductor equipment, printed circuit boards, optical modules, and outsourced semiconductor assembly and testing, according to BofA Securities. Photo: Shutterstock

Big Tech

AI race: Meta reportedly uses Alibaba’s Qwen for its ‘Avocado’ model

Reported move to reinvigorate Meta’s faltering AI effort with new ‘Avocado’ model is another likely win for Chinese AI.

11 Dec 2025 - 7:00PM

China Economy

China’s biotech firms may see ‘major breakthroughs’ within a decade. Here’s why

Strong manufacturing base a driving force behind overseas expansion, but industry leaders and analysts say hurdles remain.

11 Dec 2025 - 3:36PMvideocam

Big Tech

Less hype, more hardware: SenseTime banks on multimodal AI to regain its edge

SenseTime may have slipped from the spotlight as one of China’s “AI dragons”, but its tilt at multimodal, real-world AI hints at a comeback.

11 Dec 2025 - 8:12AM

SenseTime co-founder and chief scientist Lin Dahua. Photo: Vincent Chow

Big Tech

Chinese supercomputer maker Sugon and chip developer Hygon call off merger plans

The aborted merger dashes industry expectations for a major domestic ecosystem covering advanced processors and high-performance servers.

10 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM

Supercomputer maker Sugon remains the largest shareholder of chip designer Hygon. Photo: Handout

Big Tech

Alibaba names AI-lab leader Zhou Jingren as new group partner

He will join the 17-member Alibaba Partnership, which steers the company’s course and includes co-founders Jack Ma and Joe Tsai.

10 Dec 2025 - 8:00PM

Tech Trends

China’s Moore Threads to unveil AI chip road map to rival Nvidia’s CUDA system

Founder Zhang Jianzhong is expected to launch the firm’s next-generation AI chip architecture and MUSA platform road map in Beijing.

10 Dec 2025 - 5:01PM

China EVs

China leans on German carmakers; BYD founder bets on new tech: 7 EV reads

From Spain’s new electric car plan to BYD’s founder betting on new tech to win back customers, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.

10 Dec 2025 - 4:55PM

Robot arms are seen at work on a car production line at a factory of FAW-Volkswagen in eastern China’s Shandong province on March 12. Photo: AFP

China Business

China’s Fosun Pharma unit strikes US$2.1 billion obesity drug deal with Pfizer

Yao Pharma’s deal with the US pharmaceutical giant underscores China’s growing role in global biotech licensing.

10 Dec 2025 - 4:39PM

The collaboration is “another significant milestone in Fosun Pharma’s strategy of innovation and internationalisation”, according to the company. Photo: Reuters

Big Tech

OpenAI names first chief of revenue as ChatGPT maker aims to make a profit

OpenAI is facing increased competition from rivals, including Google, which last month unleashed the latest version of its own AI assistant.

10 Dec 2025 - 10:45AM

Big Tech

Alibaba creates new unit to push consumer use of its Qwen AI models

Significant organisational change underlines company’s determination to turn the Qwen chatbot into a ‘super app’.

10 Dec 2025 - 10:00AM

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China Business

Wuxi AppTec’s upbeat business update boosts stock despite US bill

A presentation persuaded investors that risk of a potential US blacklisting is low while growth in some business areas is ‘unprecedented’.

29 Sep 2024 - 4:15PM

Shares in Chinese drug research and development group Wuxi AppTec closed up 23.9 per cent on Friday, the most since its listing in 2018. Photo: Reuters

Big Tech

China Telecom say AI model with 1 trillion parameters trained with Chinese chips

The state-owned telecoms operator did not reveal what chips it used for its 1 trillion-parameter model, but it has a partnership with Huawei.

30 Sep 2024 - 10:24PM

Tech War

Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou back at the helm of firm ahead of next smartphone launch

In her latest tenure as rotating chairwoman, Meng is expected to oversee the launch of Huawei’s next flagship 5G smartphone series, the Mate 70.

1 Oct 2024 - 8:00PMvideocam

China Business

5 Chinese EV makers set monthly sales records as discounts draw buyers

BYD, Li Auto, Xpeng, Zeekr and Leapmotor posted new monthly delivery records in September as new models and promotions proved enticing.

2 Oct 2024 - 9:26AM

Employees work on an EV production line at a Leapmotor factory in Jinhua, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province, on September 18, 2024. Photo: AFP

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Oppo expects to roll out generative artificial intelligence functions to its 50 million smartphone users by the end of this year. Photo: Shutterstock

Oppo enters tech pact with top EV maker BYD, acquires AI start-up

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