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Slow and steady characterizes nation’s rational AI buildout
The recent volatility of US chip stocks, driven by midterm-election jitters over data-center regulation, offers a telling snapshot of how fragile the artificial intelligence buildout has become in the United States. When a sector’s fortunes swing so violently on the outcome of an election, what it reveals is not dynamism but dependence on the support of a policy and regulatory landscape that could change overnight.
IQAir CEO: China a 'stabilizing anchor' for global business
The booth of IQAir at the ongoing ninth China International Import Expo in Shanghai. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] China is IQAir's second-largest market worldwide and serves as "a stabilizing anchor" in the company's global business map, Frank Hammes, CEO of the Swiss air quality technology company said in an interview with China Daily during the ongoing ninth China International Import Expo in Shanghai.
AI redefining talent, university infrastructure
Universities must add and subtract curricula, shift from transmitting knowledge to teaching students how to learn, and redefine their infrastructure around computing power rather than libraries, said academics and industry leaders at a forum, as artificial intelligence upends what constitutes talent in the modern era.
Apple AI to intensify competition
View of an Apple store in Chengdu, Sichuan province. CHINA DAILY Apple Inc's long-awaited artificial intelligence features will officially launch in China in December, injecting fresh competition into the world's largest smartphone market as vendors scramble to roll out AI-powered devices, experts said. The announcement came after Apple confirmed it will bring advanced AI technologies to China, its second-largest market, with the support of Alibaba Group Holding.
Integrated satellite lifts commercial space
China's commercial aerospace sector is witnessing accelerated innovation as private satellite maker GalaxySpace pushes ahead with the development of advanced satellite technologies that integrate communications, remote sensing, computing and artificial intelligence. In a recent milestone, China successfully launched the PEGA-SUS1 satellite into its planned orbit. The satellite is a technology verification platform for the integrated "communication, sensing, intelligence and computing" concept.
5-year plan to rev up NEV sector
Xin Guobin, vice-minister of industry and information technology, spoke at the opening of the three-day 2026 World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference in Beijing on Wednesday.
China unveils policy document aimed at breaking the wall between lab research, factory floors
China's top authorities released on Wednesday a sweeping policy document aimed at tearing down the wall between laboratory research and factory floors, a move that could redefine how the world's second-largest economy converts scientific breakthroughs into industrial might.
Chinese authorities launch joint probe into brake pedal fracture reports
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission, and the State Administration for Market Regulation said on Thursday that they have launched a joint investigation into reports of brake pedal bracket fractures in the V800 models of Maextro, a Chinese electric vehicle brand, according to an official announcement.
Tim Cook: The (iPhone) Duo is manufactured exclusively in China
By Ma Si | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2026-10-15 20:27 Tim Cook, Apple executive chairman, said in an exclusive interview with China Daily that "the (iPhone) Duo is manufactured exclusively in China. And China's market for foldable is second to none." According to him, Chinese developers' enthusiasm for the foldable device and China's manufacturing capabilities are key factors behind the success of iPhone Duo.
Apple Intelligence approved for China, Cook says in Shanghai
Apple Executive Chairman Tim Cook said in an interview on Thursday that Apple Intelligence has been approved for the Chinese market. Cook revealed that a test version will be released later this month. The first batch of features will include real-time translation, writing tools and image cleanup, while the AI-powered Siri will not be included in the initial rollout.
NEV VAT export rebates to be reduced
Export-bound new energy vehicles await shipment in Nanjing Port, Jiangsu province. FEI BOJUN/FOR CHINA DAILY China will lower the value-added tax export rebate rate for new energy vehicles from 13 percent to 9 percent starting April 1, 2027, in a move analysts said is designed to curb cutthroat price wars abroad and push the industry toward healthier innovation and brand-driven competition.
'Future of China's app economy': Tim Cook celebrates Apple App Incubator in Beijing
Apple executive chairman Tim Cook celebrates the first cohort of the Apple App Incubator at a Demo Day in Beijing on Tuesday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Apple executive chairman Tim Cook celebrated the first cohort of the Apple App Incubator at a Demo Day in Beijing on Tuesday, telling developers they are "the future of China's thriving app economy".
Smartphones bet on experience as memory chip prices surge
Chinese smartphone brand iQOO unveils its latest chip Q4. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Smartphone memory prices jumped more than 80 percent quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter of 2026, with DRAM overtaking chips to become the single most expensive component in flagship phones, according to market research company Counterpoint Research. The cost impact is expected to persist into the second half of 2027, Counterpoint Research said.
Tim Cook makes first China visit since stepping down as Apple CEO
Tim Cook, Apple's executive chairman, in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Saturday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Tim Cook appeared in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Saturday, marking his first trip to China since stepping down as Apple's chief executive and his first visit as executive chairman of the company's board of directors.
Chinese developers boost Apple App Store
Developers in China generated 4 trillion yuan ($596.8 billion) in total billings and sales in Apple's App Store system in 2025, up from nearly 2 trillion yuan in 2020, showcasing the vitality and innovation prowess of China's software developers, according to a new study conducted by the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and market research company Analysis Group.
Huawei and Qualcomm sign landmark patent license agreement covering 5G, AI, and computing
Chinese tech heavyweight Huawei and US chip giant Qualcomm announced a multi-year, broad patent license agreement on Monday, that includes cross licenses to the companies' patent portfolios across a range of technology fields — including 5G, computing, AI, and networking — together with Qualcomm's purchase of certain Huawei US patents in the areas of computing, AI, networking, and other technologies.
Chinese smartphone makers increase prices of new flagship models
Oppo unveils its latest smartphone. [Provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese smartphone makers have been rolling out new models in quick succession this autumn, but consumers are finding prices rising sharply across the board. Flagship launches have come with across-the-board price increases. The standard versions of this wave of new flagships now generally start at around 5,500 yuan ($820), with models of the same storage configuration up more than 1,000 yuan from their predecessors.
Chinese automakers have invested in over 80 countries and regions
Chinese automakers have invested in vehicle and parts manufacturing in more than 80 countries and regions, and Chinese vehicles are now sold in over 200 countries and regions, offering global consumers a rich choice of high-quality, affordable products, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Smartphone shipments come under pressure as memory prices squeeze sector
Vivo unveiled its latest smartphone X500 series. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Global smartphone shipments are expected to decline 12 percent year-on-year in 2026 as rising memory and component prices pressure the industry, with a mild recovery not likely until 2028, according to the market research company Omdia.
News outlet debunks 'media farce' around China's NEVs
A Chinese media outlet affiliated with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China's top industry regulator, published an article on Tuesday calling the recent hype around "de-CATLization" in China's NEV industry a "media farce". A WeChat account run by the MIIT News and Publicity Center said that automakers adjusting supply chains, adding suppliers, and developing in-house batteries are normal market behaviors.
China-US AI synergy driven by realities of marketplace
A companion robot is displayed at Chinese electronics company TCL's booth during CES in Las Vegas, the United States, on Jan 6. YONHAP NEWS AGENCY Despite geopolitical tensions and "decoupling" rhetoric, market forces, specialized skill sets and hardware supply chains are bringing technology companies from China and the United States closer together.
Continuous false narratives fool nobody as facts speak for themselves
Visitors take selfies during the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing, capital of China, Aug 19, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua] I have been a journalist for only 11 years, but have already witnessed at least three rounds of China crisis narratives stirred up by foreign media. Each time, without exception, China has shattered the predictions with strong economic development, resilience and opportunity.
'China Shock' claim misses the point
MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY A growing chorus in Western media has revived a familiar refrain: "the next global economic crisis could be Made in China". This latest iteration of the China threat narrative, packaged as "China Shock 2.0," misreads China's economic fundamentals and ignores the resilience of the world's most complete manufacturing system, experts and corporate executives said.
Apple's iPhone Duo sparks interests among Chinese consumers
Chinese consumers are showing growing enthusiasm for Apple's iPhone Duo, as foldable smartphones are expected to see a jump in global shipments this year. As of Thursday, the 256GB version of iPhone Duo, priced at 15,999 yuan ($2,385), had attracted 1.29 million reservations on Apple's JD.com self-operated flagship store. Demand has also spawned a brisk resale and "proxy booking" market. On Dewu App, seven pre-sale orders for the 256GB China-standard iPhone Duo had been completed.
Huawei launches latest Ascend supernode to accelerate trillion-parameter AI
Huawei Technologies Co unveiled on Thursday the world's first supernode using near-package optics, or NPO, technology, the Ascend 960, at Huawei Connect 2026, to accelerate trillion-parameter AI model training and inference. Wang Tao, deputy chairman and rotating chairman of Huawei, said in a keynote that Huawei's AI strategy centers on computing power.
China Unicom pivots to AI-driven services
Showcasing a broader industrial shift with artificial intelligence as the core growth engine, China Unicom, a major Chinese telecom carrier, is stepping up its transformation toward a more comprehensive digital service provider by forging new computing network ecosystems, the company said.
Blueprint significant for e-info sector
A technician tests products at an electronics company in Haikou, Hainan province. SU BIKUN/FOR CHINA DAILY Experts have described China's newly released plan for the electronic information manufacturing sector as a strategic blueprint that will not only consolidate the country's position on the global industrial stage, but also solidify its transition into the artificial intelligence era.
China building AI ecosystem to strengthen prevention, control of chemical weapons
The Second International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Chemical Safety and Security was held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province in early September. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] China attaches great importance to the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention and is deepening the "AI Plus" initiative to build a technology-empowered, multi-stakeholder, transparent and trustworthy AI ecosystem for CWC implementation, China's top industry regulator said.
China to invest 3.8 trillion yuan in information infrastructure by 2030
An aerial drone photo taken on Jan 22, 2026 shows a view of a big data industrial park in Zhongwei, Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua] China will invest a cumulative 3.8 trillion yuan ($566 billion) in information infrastructure by 2030 and boost its intelligent computing power to 9,800 EFLOPS, according to a new industry blueprint unveiled on Monday by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Huawei introduces latest tri-fold smartphone Mate XT 2
Huawei Technologies Co launched its second-generation tri-fold smartphone, the Mate XT 2, at an event in Guangzhou on Monday. The phone features the company's latest Kirin 9050 Pro chipset — the industry's first high-performance chip to adopt the company's "logic-folding" technology. The launch marks Huawei's first Kirin chip unveiling at a flagship event since the Mate 40 global launch six years ago.
AI turns to liquid cooling as sector heating up
A technician checks equipment at a liquid cooling technology company in Huzhou, Zhejiang province. ZHAO NING/FOR CHINA DAILY As large language models grow bigger and chips run faster, a seemingly simple problem has become increasingly urgent: servers are getting too hot. For years, data centers relied primarily on fans and air conditioning to keep cool.
Technology training initiative vital for growth of the digital economy
Out in the desert near Karamay in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, where oil derricks have long punctuated the skyline, another kind of resource is quietly taking root. It is not crude oil that now flows from this rugged land, but data, knowledge and a growing web of human connections that stretch from Central Asia to the shores of the Indian Ocean.
Huawei posts strong H1 revenue despite rising R&D spending
Huawei posted a strong first-half revenue on Monday, even as rising R&D expenditures weighed on profitability. The Chinese technology giant reported revenue of 467.82 billion yuan ($69.6 billion) for the six months ended June 30, up 9.55 percent year on year. Net profit attributable to shareholders fell 36.77 percent to 23.43 billion yuan, compared to 37.05 billion from a year earlier. What grabbed more attention, however, was the company's relentless push on innovation.
Honor's humanoid robots break three world records
Honor's self-developed humanoid robots, "Lightning" and "Yuanqizai," delivered a stunning performance at the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, breaking three human world records in fully autonomous racing events. In the 100-meter final on Wednesday night, Lightning clocked an extraordinary 8.83 seconds. That also broke human world records in the 400-meter and 1,500-meter events.
Huawei, HP agree to patent cross-licensing deal
View of Huawei's booth during an expo in Xi'an, Shaanxi province in June. CHINA DAILY Huawei Technologies signed a multiyear global patent cross-licensing agreement with United States' computer maker HP Inc on Wednesday, highlighting a broader shift as foreign companies increasingly pay for access to Chinese technologies even as Washington maintains restrictions on some of China's biggest tech firms.
APEC ministers to meet in Guangzhou on SMEs cooperation
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology holds a news briefing in Beijing on Aug 24, 2026. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The 32nd APEC Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting will take place on Sept 4 in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said at a news briefing on Monday.
Chipmaker's turnaround shows resilience
Nexperia China's remarkable turnaround from a Dutch-imposed supply cutoff to successful local production in less than 11 months highlights the resilience of China's semiconductor industrial chain amid mounting challenges, said corporate executives and experts. Their remarks came as Nexperia China held a global product launch on Sunday afternoon in Shanghai, marking the first collective public appearance of the company's core management team since it was lobbed into a crisis late last year.
Robots' swift progress hailed
As biped robots shatter human world records at the second World Humanoid Robot Games, the event showcases not only China's rapid strides in embodied intelligence over the past year, but also the industry's swift progress toward real-world applications, according to Chinese and international executives and experts.
Honor leads global Android growth in H1 2026
Honor CEO Li Jian unveils the company's latest robot phone. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Honor has emerged as the fastest-growing major Android vendor globally in the first half of 2026, according to the latest data from US market research company International Data Corp.
Apple confirms Qwen AI integration for Chinese users
Apple has officially confirmed on Saturday that its Apple Intelligence system can now work with Alibaba Group's Qwen large language model, according to an updated support document published on the company's official website. The confirmation appeared in the Mac Simplified Chinese user manual, which explicitly states that Apple Intelligence can operate in conjunction with Alibaba's Qwen model.
Didi partners with Brazil's Movida to accelerate green mobility transition
Didi's 99 inks a partnership with Movida. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Didi's leading local services platform in Brazil 99, has announced a strategic alliance with Movida, one of Brazil's leading vehicle rental companies, to provide more affordable vehicle rental solutions, including electric vehicles, for drivers on the 99 platform.
Island's green drive powers ahead as nuclear mini-reactor nears debut
An aerial photo shows the construction site of Linglong One — the world's first onshore commercial small modular reactor — in Hainan province on Aug 10, 2023. GUO ZHIHUA/FOR CHINA DAILY Hainan has crossed a critical threshold in its energy transition, with new energy installed capacity surpassing 12.71 million kilowatts by end-June, accounting for 50.1 percent of the province's total power capacity.
Hainan eyes eco-friendly vehicle future
A driver charges a new energy vehicle in Haikou, Hainan province, on May 31, 2024. CHINA DAILY The southern island province of Hainan's goal to become China's first region to halt sales of new fossil-fuel vehicles marks a landmark step in the country's efforts to decarbonize the transportation sector, and is also part of Hainan's push to build a "green" province.
Tesla China announces software update
Tesla China announced on Friday the rollout of a software update for Model 3, Model Y, Model S and Model X vehicles, including the integration of ByteDance's Doubao large language model as an intelligent voice assistant. This is Tesla's first integration of a third-party LLM into its China-market vehicles. The Doubao-powered assistant is marketed as delivering real-time information and enabling natural, fluid conversations.
China establishes quantum information standardization committee to boost future industry development
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology officially inaugurated the quantum information standardization technical committee at a founding conference in Beijing on Thursday, marking a significant step in China's push to establish standards for the burgeoning quantum industry. Ke Jixin, Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology, attended the conference and delivered a speech.
Artificial intelligence, robotics leaving lab for physical world
My most unforgettable moment at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference was not on a glamorous stage, but at Leju Robotics' booth. There was no static display — instead, a 1:1 factory production line had several humanoid robots destacking cartons, moving plastic bins and feeding small parts into machines, with a digital timer clocking their "work hours". I watched as they autonomously corrected tilted boxes and misaligned grips — no staff intervened.
China-APEC seek even tighter technology ties
Li Lecheng, China's minister of industry and information technology, addresses the 2026 APEC Digital and AI Ministerial Meeting in Chengdu, Sichuan province, on Thursday. CHINA DAILY China stands ready to deepen cooperation with other APEC economies in the digital economy and artificial intelligence sectors, and to actively promote joint standards-setting, rulemaking and industrial development, said the country's top industry regulator on Thursday.
Digital Intelligence Brain selected for national AI case collection
AI from China Benefits the World (2026), a national case collection, was unveiled in Shanghai last week. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] China is sharing its artificial intelligence practices and know-how with the rest of the world as shown in AI from China Benefits the World (2026), a national AI case collection released by the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, among others.
Nation sets standards to propel humanoid robot industry toward mass production
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) convened the 2026 annual plenary session of its Humanoid Robot and Embodied Intelligence Standardization Technical Committee in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province.
Huawei unveils advanced Atlas 950 SuperPoD
Huawei unveiled its advanced Atlas 950 SuperPoD at the ongoing WAIC 2026 in Shanghai. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Huawei Technologies Co has unveiled its Atlas 950 SuperPoD – the industry's largest-scale AI supernode – at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. According to the company, the technology is a major leap forward in computing infrastructure for the Agentic AI era.
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