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Tech giants go prime time in the fight for China’s biggest audience
ByteDance, Tencent and Alibaba are in talks over Spring Festival Gala sponsorship packages, as AI rivalry becomes a fight for ad real estate.
26 Dec 2025 - 8:56PM
Artificial intelligence
Shanghai to double down on open-source AI amid push for tech self-sufficiency
26 Dec 2025 - 6:02PM
Semiconductors
Chinese AI champion iFlytek forms new entity to expand into semiconductor design
24 Dec 2025 - 10:00PM
Robotics
China’s AgiBot aims for US$142 million revenue as humanoid robots gain momentum
Fast-growing robotics start-up expects to ship out 5,000 units in 2025 amid Beijing backing of the embodied intelligence industry.
24 Dec 2025 - 7:00AM
A customer communicates with an AgiBot humanoid robot at a car dealership in Shanghai. Photo: Reuters
Xiaomi
China’s Xiaomi rejects claims of military ties after appeal by US lawmakers
Smartphone-to-vehicle giant says it ‘has always been and continues to be a consumer product company’.
23 Dec 2025 - 7:29PM
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Semiconductors
Nvidia aims to start H200 AI chip shipments to China by mid-February: sources
The US chip designer plans to fulfil initial orders from existing stock, with shipments expected to total 40,000 to 80,000 H200 chips.
23 Dec 2025 - 4:33PM
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TikTok owner ByteDance’s valuation hits US$500 billion as US plan advances
Figure marks a record for China’s tech giant, which will divest its US entity into a joint venture that includes Oracle and Silver Lake.
22 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM
Investors are happy as ByteDance can continue to reap earnings from TikTok in the US, according to a source. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence
DeepSeek’s shock rise, China’s robot boot camps: 7 AI breakthroughs in 2025
From DeepSeek sending shock waves through tech market to China’s robot boot camps, here are some of the major AI developments of the year.
22 Dec 2025 - 3:00PM
ByteDance
ByteDance raises pay, boosts bonuses to retain staff amid AI talent war
The TikTok owner has announced higher bonuses, wider pay bands and faster equity payouts as it seeks to stay competitive in the global talent race.
20 Dec 2025 - 4:41PM
Robotics
China’s humanoid arms race: start-ups debut robots for stores, offices and factories
China’s latest venture-backed robotics contenders are unveiling ever more humanlike machines for reception desks, stores and factory floors.
22 Dec 2025 - 9:39AM
Semiconductors
China eyes mastery of EUV lithography, bolstering AI chip ambitions: analysts
‘As the semiconductor dream has become a national security issue, I would not underestimate China’s ambition,’ Natixis analyst Gary Ng says.
19 Dec 2025 - 8:00PM
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Chinese scientists at a high-security Shenzhen laboratory earlier this year built a prototype extreme ultraviolet lithography machine. Photo: Shutterstock
Semiconductors
US launches review of Nvidia’s H200 chip sales to China: sources
The inter-agency licensing review involves the US departments of Commerce, State, Energy and Defence.
19 Dec 2025 - 3:35PM
Artificial intelligence
China’s open-source AI models rival US giants, making engagement urgent: report
The report calls on US actors to engage with Chinese firms as the AI landscape continues to evolve.
17 Dec 2025 - 9:16PM
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IPO
MetaX set for Shanghai debut amid frenzy over AI chip stocks, Nvidia uncertainty
The Shanghai-based graphics processing unit designer plans to raise US$596 million from the sale of 40.1 million shares.
16 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
Huawei
Huawei’s Kirin 9030 processor shows China’s chip progress despite US curbs
Despite ‘meaningful density improvements’ in its N+3 process, SMIC’s capabilities are still behind leading chipmakers TSMC and Samsung.
15 Dec 2025 - 10:25PM
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The Kirin 9030 chip was unveiled with the launch of Huawei’s Mate 80 series smartphones in November. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence
Chinese expert calls for world models and safety standards for embodied AI
Turing Award winner Andrew Yao says embodied AI needs reasoning, planning and control in one framework.
15 Dec 2025 - 8:00PM
Artificial intelligence
Why Nvidia chip is unlikely to derail ambitions of China’s Huawei, Moore Threads
China’s huge demand for AI computing power leaves room for growth for both US and domestic chips, analysts say.
15 Dec 2025 - 7:00PM
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US-China tech war
Kimi developer Moonshot shows China’s growing AI depth: US government report
Washington’s evaluation highlights an increasing number of Chinese companies developing world-leading open-weight AI models, not just DeepSeek.
15 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
Moonshot’s flagship Kimi K2 Thinking model has stunned the global AI community with its impressive writing skills. Photo: Shutterstock
Made in China 2025
China’s Unitree teases platform allowing users to control robots via smartphones
Hangzhou robotics unicorn’s platform is designed to bring embodied intelligence into everyday life.
14 Dec 2025 - 4:49PM
Artificial intelligence
Sea change: China narrows AI gap with US 3 years after ChatGPT shock
The turning point came when DeepSeek released its V3 and R1 models, which were on par with OpenAI’s GPT and Meta’s Llama models at the time.
14 Dec 2025 - 12:57AM
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IPO
China’s generative AI tiger MiniMax pursues Hong Kong IPO to expand global reach
Hong Kong equity market offers platform for mainland Chinese AI firms seeking international investors amid intensifying domestic competition.
15 Dec 2025 - 1:29PM
Artificial intelligence
China’s Xreal to power Google’s Android AI glasses as smart eyewear demand grows
Project Aura, which features dual-chip design and optical see-through lenses, is a fresh example of China’s expanding R&D capabilities.
11 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM
Aura projects applications directly into the user’s sightline, enabling interaction via hand gestures and granting access to Google Play apps. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence
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
Mergers & Acquisitions
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
Semiconductors
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
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