Wang Yinxin

At 3 p.m. in New York, an engineer named Mike at a U.S. startup received a new assignment. He turned to an AI assistant powered by a Chinese large model. After entering a few key requirements, a well-structured project plan appeared on his screen within seconds. With the help of this "smart assistant," a task that once took half a day was completed in under 30 minutes. Across global markets, a growing number of users are turning to Chinese large AI models to boost productivity.

Chinese large AI models gain widespread global use Engineers inspect an internet data center at an international computing facility in Changji, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. (Photo/He Long) At 3 p.m. in New York, an engineer named Mike at a U.S. startup received a new assignment. He turned to an AI assistant powered by a Chinese large model. After entering a few key requirements, a well-structured project plan appeared on his screen within seconds.

By Wang Yinxin, Tesla’s first overseas Megafactory, a sprawling 200,000-square-meter facility in Shanghai’s Lin-gang Special Area, commenced operations on Feb. 11, 2025, marking a pivotal expansion of the U.S. automaker’s global energy-storage ambitions. The site, equivalent in size to 30 standard football pitches, represents Tesla’s inaugural standalone Megapack production hub beyond American borders.