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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 field with a sign against the construction of data centers is seen in Kansas on election day. Photo: Reuters

Big Tech

How Democratic sweep could slow AI growth in US – and help China’s ambitions

Democrats’ congressional victory fuels expectations of tighter scrutiny of AI and the data centres that power it.

Does the Democratic midterm victory spell the end of US AI data centre boom?

As political bet fails, what happens now to Musk’s Tesla, SpaceX and China ties?

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Big Tech

Chinese chipmaker Hua Hong bets big on silicon photonics amid AI boom

China’s No 2 contract chipmaker is aggressively expanding into silicon photonics technology, as its net profits surge 147 per cent.

Visitors visit the stand of Hua Hong Grace Semiconductor at an exhibition in Shanghai. Photo: Getty Images
Visitors visit the stand of Hua Hong Grace Semiconductor at an exhibition in Shanghai. Photo: Getty Images

Tech Trends

Powered by GPT-6, Unitree humanoid robots master painting without prior training

Unitree founder says the industry’s biggest hurdle is no longer digital reasoning or planning but closing a ‘last-millimetre’ mechanical gap.

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China Business

China’s Yutong Bus expands overseas as new-energy bus exports surge

‘Overseas public transport demand is growing fast, and international buyers are seeking more premium electric buses,’ Asia-Pacific CEO says.

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Big Tech

DeepSeek engineer defends push for open-source AGI despite higher risks

Some AI pioneers have warned that technology smarter than humans may escape human control.

DeepSeek engineer Gao Xi speaks on an AI panel at the World Internet Conference on Tuesday. Photo: kankanews
DeepSeek engineer Gao Xi speaks on an AI panel at the World Internet Conference on Tuesday. Photo: kankanews

Big Tech

Tencent launches Hy4 in bid to break into AI’s top tier of open-weight models

Tech giant says the new model introduces visual reasoning and powers a comprehensive update to its workplace AI tool WorkBuddy.

Big Tech

From cyclists to wild dogs: Baidu’s new AI preps robotaxis for rare road hazards

Baidu is using an AI-driven simulator to train its Apollo robotaxis to deal with hazards such as reckless cyclists running red lights.

Tech Trends

Open-source AI is the ‘only’ sustainable way forward, says Alibaba’s Joe Tsai

Alibaba co-founder says open-source systems are the ‘only’ way to build a sustainable, inclusive AI industry.

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Joe Tsai, chairman and co-founder of Alibaba Group Holding, delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province. Photo: EPA

China Economy

China-US AI investment gap narrower than figures suggest: report

However, China Finance 40 Forum research team says artificial intelligence is making greater contribution to growth of American economy.

AI competition has emerged as a key focus of the wider technological rivalry between China and the US. Photo: Getty Images
AI competition has emerged as a key focus of the wider technological rivalry between China and the US. Photo: Getty Images

Big Tech

China’s ‘Lipstick King’ hawks tokens as AI gets Singles’ Day push

Li Jiaqi helps sell 100,000 AI subscriptions in 30 minutes amid push by AI developers to promote the technology as an everyday utility.

China Business

As sales slow, Chinese carmaker courts controversy with overt marketing tactics

Inflated claims and a slang term have seen Chinese automakers in hot water with consumers.

Big Tech

China’s top EDA firm buys start-up to boost tools, back Huawei’s Tau Scaling Law

Empyrean’s purchase of Easy-Logic highlights efforts by Chinese firms to reduce reliance on Western chip-design software providers.

Microchip development relies on EDA software, a market long dominated by Western players. Photo: Shutterstock

Tech War

China’s CXMT defends push into new DRAM architecture as US chip curbs bite

The company plans to send customers samples of its first server-grade DRAM product built on the 4F² architecture by the end of this year.

The CXMT logo and computer motherboard are seen in this illustration taken April 14, 2026. Photo: Reuters
The CXMT logo and computer motherboard are seen in this illustration taken April 14, 2026. Photo: Reuters

China Business

What keeps China’s top carmakers growing as smaller EV rivals face the squeeze?

Sales momentum among leading carmakers contrasts with a domestic market downturn that is accelerating industry consolidation, analysts say.

Big Tech

China’s AI milestone: models generate more tokens than used in training

Average daily token calls exceed 175 trillion, government-backed report says, indicating growing demand for AI services.

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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’.

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
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.

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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.

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.

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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OPINION
David Kim

Opinion | How to share AI wealth? Neither the US nor Asia has the answer

David Kim
Adam Au

Opinion | An AI apocalypse? Hong Kong’s real challenge is much less dramatic

Adam Au
Tang Meng Kit

Opinion | China’s J-35 stealth fighter exports bumps up against the US factor

Tang Meng Kit
Wang Huiyao

Opinion | US-China AI talks must ensure safety of both tech and business

Wang Huiyao
Shouqing Zhu

Opinion | How China made climate resilience part of its economic growth strategy

Shouqing Zhu
Andy Xie

Opinion | Can China’s coal industry ride to the rescue of a world in oil shock?

Andy Xie
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