Wency Chen
Senior Reporter, Tech
Wency tells stories that explore how technologies are reshaping society, with a focus on cross-border e-commerce, AI, the supply chain and others. Before joining SCMP, Wency contributed to KrASIA, Wired, Rest of World, World of Chinese, Tech in Asia, Vice China (BIE), Harper's Bazaar, etc. She attended Columbia Journalism School.
Wency tells stories that explore how technologies are reshaping society, with a focus on cross-border e-commerce, AI, the supply chain and others. Before joining SCMP, Wency contributed to KrASIA, Wired, Rest of World, World of Chinese, Tech in Asia, Vice China (BIE), Harper's Bazaar, etc. She attended Columbia Journalism School.
Areas of Expertise:
Cross-border e-commerce, Big Tech, AI Languages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
‘It’s basically like stealing something from users, and the malicious intent is what concerns me,’ Shanghai-based AI developer says.
The new suite features accounts tailored for AI agents, allowing users to delegate specific tasks without relinquishing account control.
SpaceX might have a head start in reusable rockets, but Chinese commercial space companies are exploring ways to catch up in the cost-saving tech.
Factories, supercomputing centres and satellite businesses are springing up in the province as officials push to build a fully fledged aerospace ecosystem.
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Start-up draws intense international interest through offshore vehicles chasing alternatives to US systems, insiders say.
The Chinese AI developer is courting more backers as it scales its models and infrastructure amid intensifying competition.
Fully AI-generated, 30-episode Journey to the West series debuts, as shifting production economics transform the industry.
Security concerns in Beijing and Washington could create ‘bottleneck’ if Elon Musk attempts to combine the two flagship companies.
The orbital mission marks a key milestone for Beijing’s commercial launch sector.
Songjiang is already a vital link in China’s satellite supply chain as home to SpaceSail, the low-Earth-orbit challenger to SpaceX’s Starlink.
The case, brought by 35 music publishers, adds to the legal challenges facing Anthropic as the AI firm eyes a potential blockbuster IPO.
Chipmaker CXMT has sued the US government to be removed from a Pentagon blacklist – joining a wave of legal challenges by Chinese tech firms.
Even after the sell-off, Unitree’s market value is more than four times the top of the range indicated by lead underwriter Citic Securities.
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Rocket launches transform Wenchang from a farming community to a booming space city, drawing tourists and skilled workers in droves.
Tech giant posts fastest growth in cloud and AI revenue in 22 quarters, says huge AI computing investments will pay off within three years.
Giant arrays of AI chips, China’s way around US export curbs on the most advanced silicon, become widely available to meet growing compute needs of models, agents.
Stock jumps as first listing by humanoid robot maker draws 9.8 million retail investment accounts competing for just 9.7 million shares.
Retreating from China, once Nokia’s largest single-country market globally, would mark an acquiescence to domestic competition.
The landmark deal sees Citic Capital’s private equity arm acquiring the unit famous for strategy game Three Kingdoms Tactics.
Recent US ban on new robots is unlikely to prevent robotics becoming China’s next export engine after electric vehicles.
Robotics company’s US$900 million Star Market listing offers slimmer odds than recent offerings by CXMT, Moore Threads and MetaX.
DeepSeek, which invested 141 million yuan, will co-develop AI models and embodied-intelligence technology with Unitree.
The division seeks US$222 million in the first round and could complete a second by year-end, according to domestic media reports.
Flagship 2.4 trillion parameter model highlights native multimodal capabilities and the ability to carry out long-horizon agentic tasks.
The ultimate prize in AI is not just owning the technology, but having the power to dictate rules, frame ethics and command global influence.
In July alone, Situational Awareness, which bet heavily on the AI supply chain, reportedly saw its portfolio value plummet 67 per cent.
The Hangzhou-based firm will launch its listing in Shanghai next week, as a string of Chinese robotics start-ups pursue plans to go public.
Leading Chinese robot makers have ambitious overseas expansion plans, but Washington’s ban may force them to recalibrate.
